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Ipswich Digestive Health Group
Who is it for?
WHO IS IT FOR?
Who is Capsule Endoscopy for?
Intended for patients:
- Iron deficiency anaemia and suspected obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
- Diagnosis of early or suspected small bowel Crohn's Disease
- Detection of benign or malignant small intestinal tumours
- Abdominal pain, severe diarrhoea and weight loss
- Suspeected mal-absorption disorder such as coeliac disease
NB: Subject to local regulations.
Not intended for patients with:
- With known or suspected gastrointestinal tract obstructions, perforations, strictures or fistula
- Who have difficulty swallowing
- With slow or delayed digestion
- Who are pregnant
- With epilepsy, heart disease or pacemakers or defibrillators
- With diverticulosis of the small bowel
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What does a Gastroenterologist do?
A gastroenterologist is a physician who has specialised training and experience in managing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract the stomach, intestines, oesophagus, liver, pancreas, colon and rectum.
The training involves more than five years of additional education in internal medicine and gastroenterology following medical school. This includes training in endoscopy the use of narrow, flexible lighted tubes with built-in video cameras used to see the inside of the GI tract.
A gastroenterologist often undertakes:
- Gastroscopy
- Colonscopy
- Capsule Endoscopy
All advice given is general and for guidance purposes only.
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18 Limestone Street, Ipswich, Queensland 4505