Dr Graham Baker
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Symptoms & conditions

The following are examples of symptoms and conditions covered within Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The list is not exhaustive, so if you are uncertain then please send an enquiry or liaise with your GP who will direct you to the most appropriate specialty based on your symptoms and needs.

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DR GRAHAM BAKER

 

 

Symptoms & conditions

– Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Symptoms

  • Heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Swallowing problems
  • Abdominal discomfort/pain
  • Abdominal distension, bloating, flatulence
  • Change in bowel habit, urgency, diarrhoea, constipation
  • Change in stool appearance, passage of blood or mucous
  • Weight loss
  • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin/eyes)

GI conditions

    • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) inc. oesophagitis, gastritis, duodenitis
    • Barrett’s oesophagus
    • Hiatus hernia
    • Eosinophilic oesophagitis
    • Functional dyspepsia
    • GI motility disorders inc. achalasia, gastroparesis, dysmotility
    • Benign & malignant strictures
    • Oesophageal & Gastric cancer
    • Peptic ulcer disease
      inc. H. pylori infection
  • Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO/SBBO)
  • Coeliac disease
  • Bile acid malabsorption (BAM)
  • Malabsorption & Anaemia
  • Gallstones, gallbladder and functional biliary disorders
  • Pancreatic disease inc. pancreatitis, exocrine insufficiency, cysts
  • Hepatopancreaticobiliary disorders inc. pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma
  • Benign and malignant tumours of the GI tract e.g. GIST, NETs
  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) e.g ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s disease
  • Colitis; infectious, ischaemic, drug/radiation-induced
  • Diverticular disease
  • Colonic polyps
  • Colorectal (bowel) cancer
  • Inherited bowel disorders inc. Lynch syndrome
  • Upper and lower GI bleeding

Hepatology (liver) conditions

  • Abnormal liver function tests (LFTs)
  • Alcohol-related liver disease (ArLD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
  • Liver fibrosis or cirrhosis with associated complications inc. portal hypertension (ascites, varices), hepatic encephalopathy and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Autoimmune liver disease & cholangiopathies inc. autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)

Hepatology (liver) conditions

  • Drug-induced liver injury (DILI)
  • Abnormal liver lesions e.g. cysts
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Rarer inherited, metabolic and vascular liver disease
  • Acute liver injury/failure
  • Preliminary assessment & optimisation prior to tertiary centre referral for formal TIPSS and/or liver transplant assessment