Diseases evaluated and treated by gastroenterologists include

  • Abdominal pain
  • Allergy
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cirrhosis
  • Constipation
  • Cyclic-Vomitting-Syndrome
  • Diarrhea (acute/chronic)
  • Dysfunctional swallowing
  • Eosinophillic Esophagitis
  • Fatty Liver (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Steatohepatitis -NAFLD / NASH / ASH)
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER/GERD)
  • Hepatitis (Acute/ Chronic / Viral Hepatitis A/B/C / Auto-immune )
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Intestinal Rehabilitation
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • H. Pylori Disease (gastritis/duodenitis)
  • Malabsorbtion
  • Nutritional Deficiencies
  • Obesity related GI disease
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  • Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Recurrent abdominal pain / abdominal “migraine”
  • Reflux (GI)
  • Short-gut-syndrome (SGS/SBS)
  • “Upset Stomach”
  • Wilson Disease

Other Diseases…..

Investigations performed by gastroenterologists include:

  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • Liver biopsy
  • Breath analysis for detecting carbohydrate malabsorption and bacterial overgrowth
  • 24 hour pH probe study
  • Capsule endoscopy
  • Secretin stimulation test
  • Balloon dilatation
  • Esophageal dilatation
  • Endoscopic variceal banding
  • Rectal suction biopsy
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
  • Endoscopic polypectomy
  • Endoscopic biopsy
  • Screening Colonoscopy