Gastroenterologist Frequently Asked Questions
医学审查Saurabh Sethi, M.D., MPH– Written byTim Jewell
What is a gastroenterologist?
Gastroenterologists（GIS）是专门治疗胃肠道（GI）健康需求的医生。
Your GI tract includes your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
获得授予GI医生以诊断和治疗常见综合症，如：
GI specialists also perform diagnostic procedures such as:
GI specialists can perform the following procedures:
- endoscopic超声波看你的gi小道
- 结肠镜检查看看你的大肠（冒号）
- 内窥镜逆行胆管胰岛素（ERCP）
- sigmoidoscopy.to look at a specific part of your colon called thesigmoid colon
- liver biopsyto take a tissue sample of your liver for diagnosis or testing
- 双气球enteroscopyto inflate inside your GI tract to get a better look
- pancreas scan to check for pancreas abnormalities orconditions
- 肝扫描检查肝异常
This isn't an exhaustive list. Get in touch with your local GI specialist to learn more about their full range of services.
GI specialists may treat the following conditions:
- stomach ulcers和mouth ulcers
- 肠易激综合症(IBS)
- 溃疡性结肠炎和otherinflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)
- 酸回流
- 痔疮
- 黄疸或者皮肤变黄
- hepatitis C
- 增长称为结肠直肠息肉found in the large intestine
- pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas from an underlying condition
- 结肠癌
此条件列表也不详尽，也不是详尽的。与GI专家交谈，了解有关诊断和处理的GI条件的更多信息。
Here are some examples of both general and specific questions to ask a GI specialist during your appointment:
- 当我开始进行结肠镜检查时，我应该多大了？
- 如果我觉得一个我该怎么办lump我的肠道中的硬度？
- Why haven't I pooped forso long? It's been X days.
- I've had a stomachache/stomach pain for X days or months. What should I do?
- 为什么我有trouble swallowing?
- I have blood in my poop. What should I do?
- 为什么我吃的时候，我患有酸性？
- 为什么我觉得当我吃某些事情时，我突然不得不大便？
- Do you know why I'm having these symptoms?
- 你觉得我有IB吗？这可能是另一个条件吗？
- 现在你已经审查了我，下一步是什么？我应该服用任何诊断测试或完成血液工作吗？
- 我可以从与GI相关的测试期望的结果是什么样的结果？
- What treatments are available for my symptoms or my condition?
- 我怎么知道治疗是否有效？我应该什么时候停止一个治疗并重新开始？
- 当我开始治疗或药物时，我应该知道治疗的任何副作用吗？如何最大限度地降低我的副作用或并发症的风险？
- 我有什么可以做或吃的可能导致症状吗？我可以有所帮助吗？
- What can I do to manage my condition?
- Can my condition be cured? Or will I need to manage it?