Gastroenterology

gastroenterology; It is the examination of normal functions and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gall bladder, bile ducts and liver. People are often referred to a gastroenterologist if the cause of a disease cannot be found, or if there is an abnormal finding on a stool test or abdominal X-ray.

Some of the symptoms include:

• Chronic abdominal pain or cramping
• Chronic heartburn and indigestion
• anal leakage
• abnormal stool color
• Loss of bowel control
• rectal bleeding
• unexplained weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• yellowing of the eyes and/or skin (jaundice)
• Chronic constipation or diarrhea
• Bloody stool (hematochezia)
• Pain when swallowing (odynophagia)
• Sudden changes in blood habits
• Loss of bowel control

Gastroenterology mainly looks at diseases;

• Stomach ache
•  Nausea
•  Diarrhea
• Bitter water in the mouth (reflux)
• Vomiting
• stomach bleeding
• Intestinal bleeding
• Polyps in the digestive tract (colon (large intestine), stomach, small intestine)
•  Jaundice
• Cancers (cancers of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, liver, biliary tract and pancreas) Screening for bowel cancer and polyps in the intestines.