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Gastroenterology & Related Products

What is a gastroenterologist?
http://patients.gi.org/what-is-a-gastroenterologist/

Information for Patients about Digestive Diseases from the NIH
https://medlineplus.gov/digestivediseases.html

Digestive Health Tips
http://patients.gi.org/topics/digestive-health-tips/

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/irritable-bowel-syndrome

Fecal occult blood testing
http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fecal-occult-blood/tab/test

Gastric Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/types/stomach

Colon Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/types/colorectal

Esophageal Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/types/esophageal


Pancreatic Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic

Lactose Intolerance
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/lactose-intolerance

Pancreatitis
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis

Gastroenterology Procedures

Upper Endoscopy
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/upper-gi-endoscopy

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/flexible-sigmoidoscopy

Colonoscopy
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/colonoscopy

What is ERCP?

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography/

Gastroenterology Articles of General Interest

Gas in the Digestive Tract
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/gas-digestive-tract

DISCLAIMER: Care has been taken to ensure that the information in these links is generally reliable, however we cannot assume responsibility for verifying the absolute accuracy of the information on any of our links. The information in these links is intended for general guidance only. Grand Valley Medical Specialists disclaims for itself for all responsibility for any mis-statements or for consequences of actions taken by any person while acting on information contained herein.

Physicians and patients must make their own decisions about therapy according to the individual circumstances of each case.

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