Dr. Elinor Zhou is a gastroenterologist who provides care for general digestive disorders including colon cancer screening and prevention, GERD, dyspepsia, altered bowel habits and abdominal pain.
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, includes disorders that cause inflammation of the intestines. IBD is treated at Mercy by expert gastroenterologists.
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The Center for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility at Mercy offers physicians with focused expertise in a variety of digestive issues that may cause discomfort and symptoms such as chronic bloating.
Bloating is a condition in which your belly feels full and tight, often due to gas. There are many possible causes of abdominal bloating including fluid retention, irritable bowel syndrome, motility problems and infection.
Symptoms that may accompany bloating can include:
There isn’t one specific diagnostic test for bloating since the underlying causes can vary. Your doctor may order tests such as:
There is no universally effective treatment for bloating and stomach distention. Duodenal aspirate cultures may help identify infections in the small bowel that may cause bloating.
Treatment varies for each individual, and our team at Mercy is dedicated to working with each of our patients to find the most comfortable and effective treatment options for each individual case.
Dr. Richard Desi of The Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease, focuses on hepatology, a sub-specialty of gastroenterology that addresses the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and biliary tract.
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