Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that deals with the digestive system. A gastroenterologist is a medical doctor that focuses on diseases and disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
Gastroenterologists treat patients that suffer from the following conditions (this list is not all-inclusive):
- Bacterial and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett’s Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulosis
- Diverticulitis
- Familial Polyposis
- Gas
- Gastroparesis
- GERD (Reflux esophagitis)
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- H.Pylori
- Peptic Ulcer
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Pancreatitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Gastroenteritis