Irritable Bowel Syndrome Center - Stamford, CT
Stamford 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 Stamford * Ronald J Cirillo MD  Peter W Gardner & Stuart Waldstreicher MDs  Shoreline Medical LLP  Peter W Gardner & Stuart Waldstreicher MDs  Sanford H Benjamin MD  Medical Associates of Stamford PC  Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates  Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates  Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates  William M Pintauro MD  Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates  Gastroenterology & Hepatology Associates  Soundview Medical Associates  Soundview Medical Associates  Soundview Medical Associates  Alan E Selkin MD  Fairfield & Westchester Gastroenterology Medicine Ctr  Fairfield & Westchester Gastroenterology Medicine Ctr  Fairfield & Westchester Gastroenterology Medicine Ctr  William B Hale MD  Dennis Meighan DO  Norwalk Medical Group PC  Norwalk Medical Group PC  Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine Westport  Arbor Medical Group LLC  Digestive Disease Center  Fiedler & Kapel MDs  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates PC  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Gerald O Franklin MD  Fairfield County Internal Medicine & GI Associates  Fairfield County Internal Medicine & GI Associates  Fairfield County Internal Medicine & GI Associates  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Stephen W Kingsley MD  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Danbury Hospital Gastroenterology  Bridgeport Internal Medicine  Bridgeport Internal Medicine  Bridgeport Internal Medicine  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County  Fiedler & Kapel MDs  GI Health Specialists  GI Health Specialists  GI Health Specialists  GI Health Specialists  GI Health Specialists  GI Health Specialists  Tarun K Gupta MD LLC  David M Chess MD  Naugatuck Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  Gastroenterology Specialists PC  Gastroenterology Specialists PC  Gastroenterology Specialists PC  Gastroenterology Specialists PC  New Milford Internal Medicine Associates  New Milford Internal Medicine Associates  Southbury Medical Associates  Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine of Orange  Gastroenterology Center of New England  Gastroenterology of New Haven LLC  Gastroenterology of New Haven LLC  Yale Medical Group Digestive Diseases  Yale Medical Group Digestive Diseases  Yale Medical Group Digestive Diseases  Yale Medical Group Digestive Diseases  Yale Medical Group Digestive Diseases  Yale Medical Group Digestive Diseases  Beacon Falls Medical Associates  Beacon Falls Medical Associates  Melchinger Street Rosenthal & Breier MD  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Digestive Disease Associates  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Gerald Fette MD  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Digestive Disease Associates  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC  Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants PC Stamford, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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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 Stamford
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