Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that deals with the digestive system. A gastroenterologist is a medical doctor that focuses on diseases and disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract.

Gastroenterologists treat patients that suffer from the following conditions (this list is not all-inclusive):

• Bacterial and Foodborne Illness
• Barrett’s Esophagus
• Celiac Disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Constipation
• Crohn’s Disease
• Diarrhea
• Diverticulosis
• Diverticulitis
• Familial Polyposis
• Gas
• Gastroparesis
• GERD (Reflux esophagitis)
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis C
• H.Pylori
• Peptic Ulcer
• Indigestion
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Lactose Intolerance
• Pancreatitis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Viral Gastroenteritis