Why ONP Gastroenterology Department?

• Daily expert GI Specialists available
• State of the art facilities

High definition video-endoscopy system

State of the Art Carm for radiological procedures

Facilities for ESWL

Experienced team of GI consultants to attend to various problems

• Emergency Facilities

General FAQs

When should I visit the GI Department?

• I suffer from indigestion, gas and Bloating.
• My bowel moments are not satisfactory.
• I cannot digest Milk.
• Certain foods tend to upset my stomach.
• I get recurrent abdominal pain.
• I tend to rush to toilet after eating food.
• I am passing blood while passing motions
• I have had vomiting of blood.
• There is family history of colonic cancer.
• My Ultrasound shows a fatty liver.
• My stomach has started swelling up.
• I have had recurrent Jaundice.
• My Hepatitis B test is positive.
• I am on long term pain killers. So do I need protection with medicines?
• What do I do for Gall Bladder Stones?
• What is Pancreatitis?

What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?
Symptoms partly depend on the type and the extent of liver disease. In many cases, there may be no symptoms. Signs and symptoms that are common to a number of different types of liver disease include:

• darkened urine
• nausea 
• loss of appetite
• unusual weight loss or weight gain 
• vomiting
• diarrhea 
• light-colored stools
• abdominal pain in the upper right part of the stomach
• malaise, or a vague feeling of illness
• generalized itching
• fatigue
• hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
• low grade fever
• muscle aches and pains 
• loss of sex drive
• jaundice, or yellowing of the skin

What are the causes and risks of the disease?

• Liver disease can be caused by a variety of factors. Causes include:
• congenital birth defects, or abnormalities of the liver present at birth
• metabolic disorders, or defects in basic body processes
• viral or bacterial infections
• alcohol or poisoning by toxins
• certain medications that are toxic to the liver
• nutritional deficiencies
• trauma, or injury

What are the long-term effects of the disease?

• Long- term effects depend on the type of liver disease present. For example, chronic hepatitis can lead to:
• cirrhosis of the liver
• liver failure
• illnesses in other parts of the body, such as kidney damage or low blood counts
• Other long-term effects of liver disease may include:
• Gastrointestinal bleeding. This includes bleeding esophageal varices, which are abnormally enlarged veins in the esophagus and/or the stomach.
• encephalopathy, which is deteriorating brain function that may progress to a coma
• peptic ulcers, which erode the stomach lining
• liver cancer