Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases

Gastrointestinal Disorders and Symptoms

Gastrointestinal disorders include conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anal fistulas, perianal abscesses, perianal infections, diverticular diseases, colitis, colon polyps and cancer. Many of these can be prevented or minimized by, practicing good bowel habits, maintaining healthy lifestyle and submitting to cancer screening. GI disorders like functional bowel diseases are prone to American communities especially in women. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease (CD) and colitis are prominent, and some GI disorders can be controlled by medications and diet . Some of the major symptoms of GI disorders are Cramping, chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, inflammation of the large and small intestine, rectal bleeding, and weight loss.