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Milk Protein Free Diet »

A milk protein free diet is used for certain food allergy related conditions.  It is most often used to treat…

Diets

Upper GI Endoscopy »

Upper GI endoscopy, sometimes called EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy), is a visual examination of the upper intestinal tract using a lighted, flexible…

Procedures

Orbera™ Balloon »

Performed under a mild sedative, the thin and deflated Orbera™ balloon is placed into the stomach. The balloon is then…

Procedures

Liver Biopsy »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Procedures

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy »

The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that sits beneath the liver in the right-upper abdomen. It’s function is to store…

Procedures

Infusion Therapy »

Medications delivered by intravenous administration are one way of treating a number of disorders and are referred to as Infusion…

Procedures

Hemorrhoidal Banding »

We are pleased to offer our patients the CRH O’Regan System for treatment of hemorrhoids. This system is non-surgical and…

Procedures

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy »

Sigmoidoscopy is the visual examination of the inside of the rectum and sigmoid colon, using a lighted, flexible tube connected…

Procedures

Esophageal pH »

The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach. However, it is…

Procedures

Esophageal Manometry »

The esophagus is the tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach. Although it seems like…

Procedures

Esophageal Dilatation »

Esophageal dilatation is usually performed effectively and without problems. However, some complications can occur. A small amount of bleeding almost…

Procedures

ERCP »

ERCP stands for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. As hard as this is to say, the idea behind the exam is fairly…

Procedures

Colonoscopy »

Colonoscopy is the visual examination of the large intestine (colon) using a lighted, flexible video endoscope. The colon begins in…

Procedures

Acid Reflux Treatment »

To understand this procedure, it is helpful to know some upper intestinal tract anatomy. It starts with the food tube…

Procedures

Anti-Dumping Post-Gastrectomy Diet »

This diet helps to prevent a condition called “dumping syndrome,” which occurs in some patients who have undergone stomach surgery….

Diets

Dysphagia Diet »

Dysphagia means difficulty with chewing or swallowing food or liquid. The dysphagia diet covers 5 levels for difficulty in swallowing….

Diets

Diverticulosis Diet »

Diverticulosis, otherwise known as pockets or pouches of the colon, is very common. You can access a full description of…

Diets

Crohn’s Disease Diet »

Please refer to the essay on Crohn’s Disease (CD) for more detailed information on this disorder. Dietary treatment for Crohn’s Disease must…

Diets

Low Copper Diet For Wilson’s Disease »

Wilson’s disease is a hereditary disorder in which the body retains too much copper. Copper is a trace mineral in…

Diets

Colon Polyps and Cancer Prevention Diet »

Please refer to the essay on Colon Cancer and Polyps which describes these entities in detail. This essay describes the…

Diets

Colon Gas & Flatus Prevention »

The thriving healthy mix of bacteria within the colon does not happen without the production of some gases. Most of…

Diets

Clear Liquid Diet »

A diet of clear liquids maintains vital body fluids, salts, and minerals; and also gives some energy for patients when…

Diets

Asian Diet »

The following is a description of the traditional Asian diet as believed to be related to disease prevention and increased…

Diets

Inflammatory Bowel Disease »

Understanding IBD. What is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a category of gastrointestinal illnesses…

Conditions

Hemorrhoids »

Hemorrhoids, or piles, are one of mankind’s most common and nagging disorders. By themselves, hemorrhoids are rarely serious, but they…

Conditions

Ulcerative Colitis »

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, recurring disease of the large bowel. The large bowel (colon) is the 5-to-6-foot segment of…

Conditions

Rectal Bleeding »

Rectal bleeding is a sign that something is wrong. It is usually something minor that can be easily diagnosed, but…

Conditions

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Conditions

Primary Biliary Cholangitis »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Conditions

Prevention of Colon Polyps and Cancer »

The colon is the large intestine. It begins where the small intestine ends, near the appendix inside the right lower…

Conditions

Peptic Ulcer Disease »

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common ailment, affecting many people. The causes of PUD have gradually become clear. With this…

Conditions

Pancreas Disease »

The pancreas is called the “hidden organ” because it is located deep in the abdomen behind the stomach. About six…

Conditions

Ostomy, Colostomy, Ileostomy »

These three words and the images they convey produce dread in many people who may know very little about them. An…

Conditions

Lactose Intolerance »

Lactose intolerance develops when the body has difficulty digesting whole and skim milk and other dairy products. Lactose is a…

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome »

Medically, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is known by a variety of other terms: spastic colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis and…

Conditions

Hiatus Hernia »

The hiatus hernia is one of the more misunderstood and maligned conditions in medicine. People blame this hernia for much…

Conditions

Hepatitis C »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Conditions

Hepatitis B »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Conditions

Hepatitis »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It sits in the right-upper abdomen just under the right lung…

Conditions

Hemochromatosis »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Conditions

Helicobacter Pylori »

This unusual name identifies a specific bacterium that can cause infection of the stomach. This infection can contribute to the…

Conditions

Heartburn and Reflux »

Everyone has heartburn occasionally. This occurs when stomach acid flows upward (regurgitates) into the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube…

Conditions

Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease »

Almost everyone has experienced heartburn. About 25 million American adults suffer daily from (esophageal reflux, sometimes referred to as gastroesophageal…

Conditions

Gastroparesis »

This tough looking word, pronounced gas-tro-par-EES-is, is simple enough in its meaning. Gastro means stomach. Paresis means weakness. Gastroparesis is…

Conditions

Gastritis »

The stomach, as everyone knows from watching TV ads, is J-shaped and collects swallowed food and liquid. It then methodically…

Conditions

Gas »

Everyone comments sometimes on the digestive problem of gas. When people complain of gas, they usually mean one or more…

Conditions

Gallstones »

To understand the nature of gallstones, it is helpful to first look at the anatomy of the gallbladder and bile…

Conditions

Fatty Liver »

The liver is the largest organ in the body. It is found high in the right upper abdomen, behind the…

Conditions

Esophagitis and Stricture »

The esophagus is the food tube, or gullet, that carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach. The…

Conditions

Eosinophilic Esophagitis »

Eosinophilic Esophagitis is a mouthful of a word. It is a condition that we are seeing more and more frequently….

Conditions

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