Are you experiencing the following symptoms?

• Heartburn
• Bloating
• Pain at the upper abdomen before or after you eat a meal
• gas bloating which is relieved by bowel movement
• Constipation
• constipation alternating with diarrhea
• Changes in your bowel movement
• Painful hemorrhoids or piles that bleed every time you move your bowels

Do you experience pain at your upper abdomen before or after meals? You may be suffering from peptic ulcer disease which can be due to Helicobacter pylori. You might also have gallstones if coupled with pain at the right side of your abdomen. Other conditions such as gastro esophageal reflux which is termed as “heartburn” can also cause pain. If you are experiencing these symptoms an expert colorectal surgeon can help you. An experiencedcolorectal surgeon does a careful physical examination and is an expert in endoscopy to accurately determine the cause of you condition. That way he can make a good diagnosis and effectively manage your condition.

Endoscopy entails the use of a flexible fiber optic tube inserted into your mouth and carefully down into your esophagus.At the tip of the tube is a camera that will visualize your stomach and your duodenum or the distal part of your small intestine. This procedure will greatly aid the colorectal surgeon to significantly determine if you’re suffering from gastric or duodenal ulcer, gastritis, or esophageal reflux. Consequently, a surgeon can give you the best treatment to alleviate your condition.

Have you undergone a change in your regular bowel habit? Or are your experiencing frequent loose stools, difficulty in bowel movement or constipation for longer than a month now? A colorectal surgeon can help you. He can consider the causes as infectivediarrhea, volvulus of the colon, inflammatory bowel disease, polyps of the colon and rectum or even colorectal cancer.If you experience gas bloating and relieved by bowel movement you might be suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. Constipation at one time and then you experience diarrhea can intensify the suspicion of irritable bowel syndrome. Nevertheless, an expert colorectal surgeon only comes to a final diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome once other conditions are ruled out.

If you’re experiencing bleeding from your rectum or mucous discharge a colorectal surgeon will have to exclude the possibility of colorectal cancer if you’re above 40 years old. He expertly utilizes a fiber optic tube and gently inserts it in the anus. If he examined the lower part of your colon the procedure is called sigmoidoscopy and if he examines the rest of your colon it is called colonoscopy. This procedure will determine the cause of your rectal bleeding. If a colorectal surgeon discovers polyps which are pre-cancerous, he can promptly excise them.

Do you experience pain when you have your bowel movement or blood stained stools or blood on the tissue when you clean up? Are youterrified when you felt an abnormal lump in your anus? Acolorectal surgeon can determine if you’re suffering from piles, perianal abscess or warts or anal fissures(fistula in ano).

If you feel any of these symptoms don’tbe frightened! The best you can do is to seek an appointment with a surgeon. The earlier you seek consultation the better would be the outcome of treatment. A competent surgeon can help you greatly and put your mind at ease.