At Forum Specialists our Inner West Sydney based Gastroenterologists specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of various disorders affecting the digestive/gastrointestinal system. A gastroenterologist is a medical expert who focuses on the entire gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, intestines) and biliary organs (liver, gall bladder, bile ducts)
What does a Gastroenterologist do?
At our centre in Sydney, our gastroenterologists provide care for a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including but not limited to:
Investigations for cancer in the gastrointestinal or biliary system – Assessing your symptoms, screening test results and more
Esophageal disorders: Difficulty swallowing, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD), Esophagitis, hiatus hernia and more
Bowel disorders: Inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Celiac disease, Chronic diarrhea, Constipation, Stomach ulcers, Helicoacter Pylori, Malabsorption/malnutrition, Rectal bleeding, Colorectal polyps and more
Liver diseases: Viral hepatitis, Fatty liver disease, Cirrhosis and more
Biliary organ diseases: Gallstones, Pancreatitis
Finding a source of occult (invisible) GI blood loss in iron deficiency anemia
Common gastrointestinal symptoms incl: abdominal pain, bloating, indigestion, heart burn weight loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, rectal bleeding, and jaundice
Your gastroenterologist will take a history, perform an examination and order initial tests that can include blood tests, CT scans, and stool tests. If more information is needed, your gastroenterologist is specially trained to perform endoscopic procedures (video camera examination that looks inside your body at different parts of your gastrointestinal tract) at a local endoscopy centre.
