From nausea to stomach aches, if you are facing issues with your digestive health, you will likely require our Gastroenterology services here at Hospital Picaso. Common symptoms that may result in a visit with our Gastroenterologists include:
Symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal liver function tests
- Acid reflux symptoms
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Difficulty or painful swallowing
- Indigestion
- Fresh blood in stool or passing black-coloured stools
- Jaundice
- Raised cancer markers
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
These symptoms may be a sign of underlying gastrointestinal issues, such as:
Gastroenterology Conditions
- Achalasia cardia
- Bile duct stone/stricture
- Coeliac disease
- Diverticular disease
- Gastric/colonic polyps
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Gastroparesis
- Haemorrhoids
- Helicobacter pylori infection
- Hepatitis
- Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, etc.)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Peptic ulcer disease
Gastroenterology Treatments
Among the various gastroenterology treatments we offer at Hospital Picaso include:
Treatments:
- Medication
- Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGDS)
- Oesophageal, gastric, colonic EMR
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic and EUS management of varices
- Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound
- POEM for achalasia
- Small bowel enteroscopy
- Video capsule endoscopy
Depending on the condition, surgery may also be an option. In this scenario, you may be referred to one of our surgeons who specialise in providing surgery on the specific affected organ within the digestive system.