Our provider can help patients with many conditions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact US<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response.The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tChronic Liver Diseases<\/h3>\nChronic Liver Diseases refers to disease of the liver which lasts over a period of six months. It consists of a wide range of liver pathologies which include inflammation (chronic hepatitis), liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS)<\/h3>\nIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a problem with how your bowels work. People with IBS have belly pain associated with constipation or diarrhea. They can have other problems like bloating, gas, or wanting to poop more often. IBS can cause problems outside of your bowels, such as difficulty with sex drive or pain with sex, muscle aches and pains, tiredness, headaches, back pain, and sometimes trouble with peeing or bladder spasms.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease (GERD)<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiets<\/h3>\nDiets Are the sum of food and drink that one habitually consumes that help prevent the different Gastro situations that might harm your health.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
IBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response.The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tChronic Liver Diseases<\/h3>\nChronic Liver Diseases refers to disease of the liver which lasts over a period of six months. It consists of a wide range of liver pathologies which include inflammation (chronic hepatitis), liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS)<\/h3>\nIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a problem with how your bowels work. People with IBS have belly pain associated with constipation or diarrhea. They can have other problems like bloating, gas, or wanting to poop more often. IBS can cause problems outside of your bowels, such as difficulty with sex drive or pain with sex, muscle aches and pains, tiredness, headaches, back pain, and sometimes trouble with peeing or bladder spasms.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease (GERD)<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiets<\/h3>\nDiets Are the sum of food and drink that one habitually consumes that help prevent the different Gastro situations that might harm your health.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chronic Liver Diseases refers to disease of the liver which lasts over a period of six months. It consists of a wide range of liver pathologies which include inflammation (chronic hepatitis), liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a problem with how your bowels work. People with IBS have belly pain associated with constipation or diarrhea. They can have other problems like bloating, gas, or wanting to poop more often. IBS can cause problems outside of your bowels, such as difficulty with sex drive or pain with sex, muscle aches and pains, tiredness, headaches, back pain, and sometimes trouble with peeing or bladder spasms.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease (GERD)<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiets<\/h3>\nDiets Are the sum of food and drink that one habitually consumes that help prevent the different Gastro situations that might harm your health.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Gastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiets<\/h3>\nDiets Are the sum of food and drink that one habitually consumes that help prevent the different Gastro situations that might harm your health.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiets<\/h3>\nDiets Are the sum of food and drink that one habitually consumes that help prevent the different Gastro situations that might harm your health.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Diets Are the sum of food and drink that one habitually consumes that help prevent the different Gastro situations that might harm your health.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInflammatory Bowel Disease<\/h3>\nIBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
IBD is when there is inflammation, or swelling, in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a lifelong immune response. The disease causes the body and immune system to think that food, bacteria and other needed things in the intestine are not supposed to be there. With this, the body attacks the cells of the bowels, causing inflammation that does not easily go away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCrohn's Disease<\/h3>\nCrohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. 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Crohn\u2019s disease causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, also called the digestive system. Inflammation from Crohn\u2019s disease can make it hard for you to take in nutrients during digestion. Crohn\u2019s disease can have times of remission (time when you feel well) and relapse (when you feel ill).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUlcerative Colitis<\/h3>\nUlcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\nIt causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Ulcerative colitis is more common worldwide than Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n
It causes inflammation (swelling) and sores (called ulcers) in the large intestine (colon and rectum) and may affect part or\u00a0all of\u00a0the large intestine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUlcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. 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Ulcerative colitis can happen at any age, but it is more likely to develop in people between the ages of 15 and 30, or older than 60 years of age.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeptic Ulcer<\/h3>\nPeptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Peptic ulcer disease is when\u00a0painful sores form in the lining of the stomach, duodenum (start of the small intestine) or bowels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUpper GI Endoscopy<\/h3>\nAn upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
An upper GI endoscopy can be helpful in finding health problems or figuring out the reason you are having certain symptoms, like trouble or pain when swallowing, pain in the stomach, or bleeding. In many cases, an upper GI endoscopy is a better test than X-rays, since the doctor is able to see more clearly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFatty Liver<\/h3>\nNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. As the name implies, the main characteristic of\u00a0<\/span>NAFLD<\/abbr>\u00a0is too much fat stored in liver cells.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBarrett's Esophagus<\/h3>\nHaving Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\nBarrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCeliac Disease<\/h3>\nCeliac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Having Barrett\u2019s esophagus means the cells lining the esophagus (the tube that links the mouth and the stomach) have changed into types of intestinal cells that are not normal and increase the risk of long-term problems.<\/p>\n
Barrett\u2019s esophagus does not cause symptoms that you can feel. While the true cause is unknown, having heartburn that doesn\u2019t go away could make you more likely to get Barrett\u2019s esophagus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Celiac disease is a condition in which a person develops inflammation, or swelling, and damage to their intestine (gut) when they eat gluten. Some of the symptoms of celiac disease are gas, stomach bloating and pain that does not go away, diarrhea and constipation. Fatigue and headaches are also common.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Polyps<\/h3>\nA colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastritis<\/h3>\nGastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Gastritis is a general term for a group of conditions with one thing in common: inflammation of the lining of the stomach. The inflammation of gastritis is most often the result of infection with the same bacterium that causes most stomach ulcers. Regular use of certain pain relievers and drinking too much alcohol also can contribute to gastritis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColonoscopy<\/h3>\nA colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\nThe main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis C<\/h3>\nHepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A colonoscopy is a test to look inside your colon. It is done by a gastroenterologist, a doctor trained in looking at the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.<\/p>\n
The main tool used to look inside the colon is a\u202fcolonoscope. A colonoscope is a long, thin (about the width of your little finger), flexible tube with a tiny camera and a light on the end. It is long enough to look at all of the large bowel and even the lower part of the small intestine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Hepatitis is an inflammation (swelling or tenderness) of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis and usually causes a chronic, long-term infection lasting months or years before diagnosis. About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have chronic HCV.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHepatitis B<\/h3>\nHepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis \u2014 a condition that permanently scars of the liver.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastric Reflux Disease<\/h3>\nGastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. 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Gastroesophageal reflux, GERD or just reflux, happens when what is inside your stomach \u2014 stomach acid, food or other contents \u2014 backs up out of the stomach into the esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach) and possibly all the way into your throat and mouth.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tColon Cancer Prevention<\/h3>\nCancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer. This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances, and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGastroenterology<\/h3>\nthe most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
the most prominent journal in the field of\u00a0gastrointestinal disease.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/span><\/span><\/b>Clinical Trial<\/span>s<\/h3>\nWe in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
We in conjunction with the Tandem Clinical Research Center offer clinical trials for diagnosing Fatty Liver Disease. Click here to learn more about the clinical trials for Fatty Liver Disease<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDiarrhea<\/h3>\nDiarrhea is a common health problem that impacts 179 million people in the U.S. a year. Acute diarrhea lasts a short time, around one to two days, but may last longer, and then go away on its own.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDyspepsia<\/h3>\nDyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Dyspepsia, also called indigestion, may include symptoms like upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal burning or heat, and the stomach feeling full during, or painfully full after, eating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDysphagia<\/h3>\nDysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing \u2014 taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach. Dysphagia can be painful. In some cases, swallowing is impossible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFlexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h3>\nA flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
A flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon). During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEndoscopic Band Ligation<\/h3>\nEndoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Endoscopic band ligation puts an elastic band around enlarged veins so they cannot bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis is done to treat esophageal varices. These are abnormal blood vessels in the esophagus. They have thin walls and the blood pressure within them is very high. A burst blood vessel can be deadly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>SmartPill\u2122 <\/span><\/h3>\nThe SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\nAs the SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule travels through the patient's GI tract, it measures pressure, pH and temperature to provide you with valuable diagnostic information, including gastric emptying and total GI transit times in your patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1404,"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/city-gastro.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The SmartPill\u2122 motility capsule assists in localizing transit abnormalities to a specific GI region by collecting data from the entire GI tract.<\/p>\n
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