Gastroenterology

Gallstones are solid particles created in the gallbladder, a small organ located under the liver responsible for storing bile. Bile is a digestive fluid produced in the lever and its …

A colonoscopy is one such process performed to look inside the colon or intestines of a person. This procedure is done to find out any blockages, polyps, or anal cancer. …

Are you experiencing frequent bowels, diarrhea, fatigue, or blood in the stools? There could be possibilities that these are early signals of what might be a case of inflammatory bowel …

Dr. Rajiv Khanna, Sr. Consultant Gastrointestinal, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, New Delhi talks about Minimal Access Surgery/Pin Hole Surgeries. He elaborates about weakness in stomach …

In the human body, the pancreas is located at the back of the stomach, right beside the small intestine. This organ plays an important role in digestion and is responsible …

If one has recently been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, he might be struggling to understand how it will impact the daily routine and quality of life. Here is a quick …

Celiac disease is caused by the baby’s intolerance to gluten. It is an autoimmune disorder also known as celiac sprue. Gluten is the name of a protein found in grains …

Causes Pancreatic cancer has a genetic predisposition. It is disease caused due to damage to the DNA, and occurs as a result of inheritance a faulty set of genes. The …

What is stapled haemorrhoidectomy? Haemorrhoids, also known as piles, are clumps of tissue in the anal canal (around the anus and lower rectum) that contains enlarged blood vessels and a surrounding …

Do you experience any digestive stress almost every single day? Does this stress make you feel not only physically tired and exhausted too? If yes, then the reason behind this …

Last night instead of sleeping in your bed, you frequently visited toilet. Even during the day you can neither do anything else at home nor step out. You are now …

What is endoscopy? Endoscopy is a medical procedure in which an instrument called endoscope is passed into a specific organ like the esophagus or intestine or urinary bladder to examine …

Human feces typically contain water, dead cells, fiber, mucus, salts, protein, fats, cell lining, and other waste that is unable to excrete out of your body. Steatorrhea is a medical …

Watery stool, which is known as diarrhea, can not only be extremely embarrassing but also leads to several other physical problems. Diarrhea is indeed capable of improving without having to …

When it comes to organ function, the gut is a powerhouse that has over 100 million neurons. With more cells than the spinal cord or peripheral nervous system, the gut …

What is Stomach Cancer? Also known as gastric cancer, gut cancer or stomach cancer is a disorder in which the stomach cells start multiplying at an uncontrolled rate, forming a …

What is appendicitis? Appendicitis refers to the painful swelling of the appendix, a small pouch-like tissue that extends from the large intestine. The condition causes pain that begins near the …

A disorder of the digestive system, the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) generally affects the muscle that is in the shape of a ring, situated in between the esophagus and the …

Cholecystitis occurs when your gallbladder becomes inflamed. Gallbladder inflammation can be caused by: #1 Gallstones Most cholecystitis is the result of hard particles that develop in your gall bladder (gallstones) …

Dr. Sudeep Khanna, Sr. Consultant Gastroenterology, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, talks about a new technique- Endoscopic Ultrasound, which is required in cases like nodules in the chest, cancer of food …