Dr. Jeffrey Crespin
Gastroenterology
New York, NY
30 years experience male
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New York, NY
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Aetna Life Insurance Company
CIGNA Health Care
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UnitedHealthcare
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About
Bio
I majored in Biology at Harvard University. While in college, I did research in Vitamin D metabolism at the Mass General. I then went to Washington University for medical school. After completing a fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Northwestern, I decided to move to New York.
After 3 years in an academic practice with Columbia where I did probiotic research, I decided to go into private practice. I currently practice in New York City and am affiliated with NYU Medical Center.
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Gastroenterology
Licenses
United States: New York
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
312 Answers
35 Agrees
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Crespinanswered
Gastroenterology 30 years experience
No: Before undertaking any new exercise program one should consult with their doctor. Many of my patients had asthma as children which they outgrew and n... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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No: No, women in general have longer colons than men and actually have less colon cancer. There is an association between acromegaly and colon cancer, but... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Right side: Your liver is on the right side, just below your ribs. It stores sugar for energy as well as removes toxins like lactic acid, and it produces choleste... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Flu: The most common complaints i hear from patients are flu-like symptoms and depression. The flu like symptoms are fevers and joint aches. Patients can a... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Most healthy patients with c.Diff get treated and do well. Unfortunately, older and more immunocompromised patients are susceptible to toxic megacolon... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Infections, cancer: Coughing up blood can be from bronchitis from t.B or other lung infections or can be from lung cancer. It could also be blood coughed up from the esop... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Liver inflammation: This is a viral hepatitis. The virus inflames the liver. It is spread by fecal-oral transmission. Symptoms like nausea, fatigu, headaches usually occu... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Brown sugar: First make sure your child is drinking enough liquids.
Brown sugar and lactulose are safe excellent remedies for 7 month olds. If these are still not ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Early detection: If caught early, colon cancer can be removed and patients do well. If left unchecked colon cancer can spread to the liver and lungs and can cause gast... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Gastroparesis: This may be due to delayed gastric emptying. This is associated with diabetes and other metabolic conditions. If your condition continues, you should ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Usually not: Patients do not go into Remicade (infliximab) withdrawal. However, if a dose is missed the patient could flare. It depends on the severity and type of... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Stomach contents: The stomach makes gastric juices which can be yellowish, while bile is yellow brownish.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Many variables: Sometimes this could be acid reflux. But often nausea is a sign of a metabolic problem like diabetes or hypercalcemia. If the problem persists you sho... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Thyroid, beri beri: Beri-beri is due to a vitamin deficiency and can cause heart palpitations weight loss, congestive heart failure and respiratory distress. Hyperthyroid... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Possibly ibs: It could also be gluten sensitivity. I recommend you keep a food diary and see a doctor.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Reactive hypoglycemi: Your sugars might bottom out after lunch. You could do a 1-2 hour post glucose test. Also, try eating a smaller lunch. Also, see your doctor and let h... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Crespinanswered
Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Possible c.diff: You could develop c.Diff from anitibiotic use. A zpak could kill good bacteria in your colon. Sometimes probiotics can help to restore the good bacte... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Celiac, gluten intol: Approximately 6 percent of patients are gluten sensitive. One percent of patients have celiac. Gluten found in flour which makes bread can cause bloa... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Constipation: Constipation frequently occurs during pregnancy. Besides prunes, one can use lactulose for constipation. Fiber especially fruit type fiber, raisins,... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Yes: Kytril has been used nausea induced chemo for the past 15 years. However, it is used in higher doses in europe. I used both Kytril and zofran (ondanse... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Lifestyle, diet, med: Sometimes, one needs to lose weight. Other times, patients need a 1-2 month course of nexium, prilosec, Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) etc. Other times pa... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Front to back: Back to front is more likely to cause a urinary tract infection in women.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: Banding is more effective for internal than external hemorrhoids. Usually it takes some time a few weeks for the external hemorrhoids to shrink.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Ultrasound: Like the weather doppler ultrasound can be used to assess the blood flow in vessels in the body. Often, i order doppler ultrasound to assess the blood... Read More
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Inflammation: Alt is an enzyme produced by the liver. When it is elevated it signifies liver inflammation which can come from multiple causes, the aasld-american as... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Nothing to eat: Usually I have a prep not as extensive as a colonoscopy prep where you have nothing to eat 12 hours before and take 1 10 ounce bottle of citroma the n... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Crespinanswered
Gastroenterology 30 years experience
May be gallstones: You should probably see a doctor and get an ultrasound to rule out gall stones.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Check triglycerides: While most patients with fatty liver are indeed fat. Some patients are thin with fatty liver. I found these patients in general tend to have low HDL a... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Yes type 2 diabetes: If one identical twin has type 2 diabetes, it is 95 percent likely that the other twin will also develop type 2 diabetes.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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? pregnant: These could be signs of possibly morning sickness or gestational diabetes. You should probably see a doctor and get checked.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Diet, weight loss: Being overweight, eating too late at night and eating the wrong foods can cause acid reflux. Some of my patients have been cured by acid reflux just b... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Depends: It depends whether it is bloating or fat.
Try cutting out dairy and yogurt for 1 week and if it does not get better see a doctor.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Subjective: I presume your colonoscopy endoscopy report said patchy hyperemia. Usually this is nothing just like facial flushing when you are nervous. Sometimes h... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Patients can often have alternating constipation and diarrhea.
Medications affect stool transit. Here are 2 examples. Too much senna can cause diarr... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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No: If you look in basic chemistry. Acid does not really dissolve aluminum. It should pass undigested through your gastrointestinal tract.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Maybe gluten: Cereal has gluten and you may be gluten sensitive. So, it might not be the milk. Lactose intolerance is dose related. So if you use a lot of milk on y... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Baking soda: Baking soda has bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) which neutralizes acid. Avoiding acidic drinks like coffee and soda can make it go away also.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Depends: If the ileoanal anastomosis was due to ulcerative colits, the anal area needs to be surveyed.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Maybe: Dulcolax is stimulant laxative. Sometimes osmotic laxatives, like lactulose work better. Another treatment is citroma. If you symptoms do not improve... Read More
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Stomach: It helps the pads stay on better. You can go to youtube to see the video the capsule being set up.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Gastropathy: Red mucosa could be due to chemicals like naprosyn, aleve, (naproxen) asa or bacterial induced gastritis. Biopsies can show if there is bacteria prese... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Depends on the prep: Frequently, I use Dulcolax to speed up GI transit and reduce the amount of time. Usually i tell patients to alot at least 3 hours after they finish th... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Fiber: Citrucel is methylcellullose. Metamucil is psyllium. These are 2 types of fiber. Is one better than the other? I think citrucel tastes slightly better... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Depends on symptoms : If you have no symptoms like abdominal pain, change in bowel habits or blood and no relatives, then the age is 50. However, the acg recommends african... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Probably not: Magnesium citrate can lead no hypernatremia and edema in pregnancy. It can also cause hypokalemia.
Lactulose is probably a safer laxative to take d... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
Depends on shots: The normal recommendation is shots at 0, 1 and 6 months. However, there is a 5percent failure rate of the vaccine. If it has been more than a year, yo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Location location : Yes, but usually bladder pain is lower stomach and midline. If the pain is more to one side or the other of the lower stomach it is more likely coloni... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Yes: My patients frequently get headaches from the high salt concentration in the prep. You need to look at the prep and discuss with your doctor low salt ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Do stomach ulcers go away on their own? especially if they don't cause many symptoms? if so how long
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Gastroenterology 30 years experience
They can: Prior to Prilosec and zantac, some ulcers would heal on their own. However it normally takes 6 to 8 weeks. Some ulcers are cause by bacteria and other... Read More
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Statistics: It can take a long time for a precancerous polyp to grow and become a colon cancer. I think ten years was recommended because there are certain areas... Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Already knew about this. My Niece is Lactose intolerant also. I am not just Lactose intolerant, I am Milk Protein intolerant.
Tell your Patients Almond milk has more pr...Read More
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My daughter age 45 has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. She is currently at home and is being fed by TPM. Howling will it take for bowel
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I am trying to lose weight with my IBS and also i had my gall bladder
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Washington University School of Medicine, MO
Graduated 1993MD
Awards
Clincal educator of the year Lenox hill hospital 2008
Top Gastroenterologist , First Place, Manhattan, NY - Winter
2013
Top Gastroenterologist , Second Place, New York - Summer
2013
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