GI Consultation

The common G I diseases are GERD (Heart burn), Peptic ulcer, Non Ulcer Dyspepsia (Bloating and upper abdominal pain) , Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Abdominal pain with diarrhea or constipation or both), Inflammatory Bowel disease [ Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease ] (abdominal pain with diarrhea with or without blood in stools), Celiac disease (Wheat Intolerance – Wheat Allergy [a wrong but commonly used term], Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, Cancer of the Esophagus, Stomach, Small and Large Intestine, Gall Bladder, Bile ducts and Pancreas.

The common liver diseases are Fatty liver, Hepatitis , Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer. The common causes of liver diseases are Obesity with increased blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol , Alcohol, viruses , autoimmune injury to liver, accumulation of Copper and Iron in the liver The common liver disease symptoms are loss of appetite and weight , jaundice , fatigue, fluid in the abdominal cavity, swelling of feet, vomiting of blood, black foul smelling stools and unconsciousness (Coma)