Gastrointestinal Diseases Consultation

The Gastroenterologist is a doctor who specialises in Gastrointestinal diseases (G I) and Liver diseases. The common G I diseases are GERD, Peptic ulcer, Non Ulcer Dyspepsia ,Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel disease ( Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease), Celiac disease, Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, Cancer of the Esophagus, stomach, Small and Large Intestine, Gall Bladder, Bile ducts and Pancreas. The common symptoms are heartburn, abdominal pain , gas,bloating, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting , blood in the stools, loss of appetite and weight.

The common liver diseases are Fatty liver, Hepatitis , Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer. The common causes of liver diseases are Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels increasing risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes) , Alcohol, viruses , autoimmune injury to liver, accumulation of Copper and Iron in the liver The common liver disease symptoms are loss of appetite, jaundice , fatigue, fluid in the abdominal cavity, swelling of feet, vomiting of blood, black tarry stools (due to blood mixed in stomach acid) and unconsciousness due to liver disease .