Irritable Bowel Syndrome Center - Gainesville, FL
Gainesville Gastroenterologist Doctors for Irritable Bowel SyndromeType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Gainesville * Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Digestive Disease Associates  Dean Kramer MD  Jagan R Vyapaka MD  7 Hill Gastroenterology PA  7 Hill Gastroenterology PA  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  John D Anderson MD  Mohammad A Faisal MD & Ricardo J Rosado MD  Mohammad A Faisal MD & Ricardo J Rosado MD  Mitchell Duterte & Rizwana Thanawala MDs  Gastroenterology Associates  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Gastro Intestinal Consultants PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Citrus Gastroenterology PA  Professional Gastroenterology & Associates  Professional Gastroenterology & Associates  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Digestive Disease Consultants  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland Groover Clinic  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Professional Gastroenterology & Associates  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Gaurang Shah MD  Digestive Disease Consultants  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Ngoclan Thi Dinh MD  Alejandro A Radi MD  Jeffrey A Goodman MD  Ronald Roth MD  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Badri N Mehrotra MD  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Transplant Center  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Transplant Center  Mayo Clinic Transplant Center  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Transplant Center  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Gastro Intestinal Consultants PA  Gastro Intestinal Consultants PA  P K Paul MD  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  Borland-Groover Clinic PA  University of Florida Beaches Digestive & Liver  Wallace M Combs MD  Premier Gastroenterology  John Zak III MD  Azzam Muftah MD Gainesville, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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Irritable Bowel SyndromeRead the Irritable Bowel Syndrome article » What is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common ailments of the bowel (intestines) and affects an estimated 15% of persons in the US. The term, irritable bowel, is not a particularly accurate one since it implies that the bowel is responding irritably to normal stimuli, and this may or may not be the case. The several names for IBS, including spastic colon, spastic colitis, and mucous colitis, attest to the difficulty of getting a descriptive handle on the ailment. Moreover, each of the other names is itself as problematic as the term IBS. IBS is best described as a functional disease. The concept of functional disease is particularly useful when discussing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The concept applies to the muscular organs of the gastrointestinal tract; the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, gallbladder, and colon. What is meant by the term, functional, is that either the muscles of the organs or the nerves that control the organs are not working normally, and, as a result, the organs do not function normally. The nerves that control the organs include not only the nerves that lie within the muscles of the organs but also the nerves of the spinal cord and brain to which they connect. Some gastrointestinal diseases can be seen and diagnosed with the naked eye, such as ulcers of the stomach when visualized with certain methods. Thus, ulcers can be seen at surgery, on X-rays, and at endoscopy. Other diseases cannot be seen with the naked eye but can be seen and diagnosed with the microscope. For example, celiac disease and collagenous colitis are diagnosed by microscopic examination of biopsies of the small intestine and colon, respectively. In contrast, gastrointestinal functional diseases cannot be seen with the naked eye or with the microscope. In some instances, the abnormal function can be demonstrated by tests, for example... Recommended Reading Related to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)What is colonoscopy?Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine or large bowel). The colonoscope is a four foot long, flexible tube about the thickness of a finger with a camera and a source of light at its tip. The tip of the colonoscope is inserted into the anus and then is advanced slowly, under visual control, into the rectum and through the colon usually as far as the cecum, which is the first part of the colon.
Why is colonoscopy done?Colonoscopy may be done for a variety of reasons. Most often it is done to investigate the cause of blood in the stool, abdominal pain, diarrhea, a change in bowel habit, or an abnormality found on colonic X-rays or a computerized axial tomography (CT) scan. Individuals with a previous history of polyps or colon cancer and certain individuals with a family history of some types of non-colonic canc... Other Related Irritable Bowel Syndrome ArticlesEmergency Contact for Gainesville
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