Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology & Hepatology is a sub specialty of Internal medicine focusing upon the entire digestive system including the liver and their disorders. The digestive system includes the 25-foot-long tube that processes food and nutrients, plus the liver, pancreas and gallbladder. These organs break down and absorb the food we eat so that the nutrients can be transported into the blood stream and delivered to cells throughout the body. Good digestive health describes a digestive system that has appropriate nutrient absorption, intestinal motility, immune function and a balanced microbiota (the community of microorganisms that live in the gut). 
A balanced diet has an important role in maintaining digestive health and can prevent or help relieve certain digestive symptoms. Most people with good digestive health do not regularly experience digestive symptoms such as heartburn, rumbling, nausea, bloating, excessive flatulence, constipation, diarrhea, or abdominal pain and discomfort.
Endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure used to examine a person's digestive tract. Using an endoscope, a flexible tube with a light and camera attached to it, gastroenterologist can diagnose various disorders of digestive system and can treat the following common conditions:
•    Colorectal cancer, including determining whether you have a genetic risk
•    Viral hepatitis
•    Hepatitis B & C
•     HIV 
•    Balharasis
•    Hepatic cell failure
•    Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
•    Chronic constipation 
•    Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
•    Diverticulitis, diverticulosis and ischemic bowel disease
•    Celiac disease and food intolerances
•    Heartburn 
•    esophageal motality disorders 

•    GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease)
•    Chronic vomiting and gastro paresis
•    Functional illness, such as constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, belching and flatulence 
•    Peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori
•    Acute and chronic pancreatitis
•    Gallbladder disease
•    Appendicitis
•    Nutritional deficiencies
•    Obesity
•    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
•    Cirrhosis
•    GI infections caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa