Gastroenterology is a specialized field of medicine focused on the digestive system and its associated organs. Adult gastroenterology, specifically, deals with the digestive health of adults, addressing a wide range of conditions from common issues like heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome to more complex diseases like Crohn’s disease and liver disorders.
Good Shepherd Gastroenterology offers the latest advancements in treating gastrointestinal and liver diseases for adults 18 and older. Common conditions treated include:
- Abdominal pain
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Biliary tract disorders
- Celiac disease
- Cirrhosis
- Colitis
- Colon cancer screening/surveillance
- Colon polyps
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastritis
- Gastroparesis
- GERD
- GI bleeding
- H. pylori
- Hepatitis
- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Indigestion
- IBD (inflammatory bowel disease)
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Liver disease
- Microscopic colitis
- Motility disorders
- Nausea/vomiting
- Pancreatic disorders
- Peptic ulcer disease
