Irritable Bowel Syndrome Center - Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz * Gordon E Lee MD  Monterey Bay Gastroenterology  Monterey Bay Gastroenterology  Monterey Bay Gastroenterology  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel  Santa Cruz Medical Foundation Soquel  Bayview Gastroenterology  Frederick Chen MD  Albert J Crevello MD  Ayer & Davilla MDs  Michael C Kushlan MD  Marwan A Balaa MD  San Jose Medical Group  Terry C Lin DO  San Jose Medical Group  David E Stein MD FACG  Barbara Hom MD  San Jose Gastroenterology  San Jose Gastroenterology  David W Chui MD  Farr & Farr MD  Alfred L Hurwitz MD  Jagjit S Raju MD  Felix K Tam MD  Robert F Bronstone MD  Peninsula Gastroenterology Medical Group  El Camino GI Medical  Peninsula Gastroenterology Medical Group  Peninsula Gastroenterology Medical Group  El Camino GI Medical  Peninsula Gastroenterology Medical Group  Andrew Lipton MD  Kennedy Christian & Rice MDs  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Camino Medical Group Gastroenterology  Rasik Kansara MD  Sally Nacianceno & Rose Palma MDs  Sudin Vittal MD  San Jose Gastroenterology  San Jose Gastroenterology  San Jose Gastroenterology  San Jose Gastroenterology  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital GI Endoscopy  Palo Alto Veterans Hospital GI Endoscopy  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey Bay GI Consultants Medical Group Inc  Monterey County Surgical Associates  Kevin Stuart MD  Kevin Stuart MD  Medical Specialties Clinic  Rita Y Lee MD  David S Shields MD  Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Gastroenterology Department  Susie M Liu MD  Palo Alto Medical Clinic Medical Specialties  Palo Alto Medical Clinic Medical Specialties  Palo Alto Medical Clinic Medical Specialties  Harvey S Young MD  Los Palos Medical Associates Inc  Los Palos Medical Associates Inc  Los Palos Medical Associates Inc  Menlo Medical Clinic  Menlo Medical Clinic  Betty M Ho MD  Scott D Levenson MD  Scott D Levenson MD  Mission Primary Care  Shakir Hyder MD  Washington Township Medical Group  Kenneth A Kelsen MD  Fremont Medical Group  San Mateo County General Hospital  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hayward  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hayward  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hayward  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hayward  Gastroenterology Specialists Medical Group  Edward K Onuma & Eugene Y Lee MDs  Gastroenterology Specialists Medical Group  Michael Mainardi M.D. Inc.  Edward K Onuma & Eugene Y Lee MDs  Ernest Ribera MD  Marna M Skaar MD  Gastroenterology Consultants of The Peninsula  Gastroenterology Consultants of The Peninsula Santa Cruz, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-23
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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 a fecal occult blood test?Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is testing that is performed on samples of stool in order to detect occult blood (blood that is not visible to the naked eye) in otherwise normal-colored stool. Fecal occult blood usually is a result of slow (often intermittent) bleeding from inside the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract. The slow bleed does not change the color of the stool or result in visible bright red blood, and hence the blood is found only by testing the stool for blood in the laboratory. Occult bleeding has many of the same causes as other forms of more rapid gastrointestinal bleeding such as rectal bleeding (passage of red blood and/or blood clots rectally) and melena (black tarry stool as a result of bleeding from the upper intestines such as ulcers). Please read the Rectal Bleeding article for a more detailed explanation of different patterns of gastrointestinal bleeding. Why is fecal occult blood testi...Other Related Irritable Bowel Syndrome ArticlesEmergency Contact for Santa Cruz
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