Digestive Health
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Quality Care for Digestive Health
A healthy digestive system is essential for the body to function properly. Gastroenterology, or GI medicine, focuses on digestive disorders and the wide variety of symptoms that can accompany them such as heartburn, acid reflux, abdominal pain, constipation and indigestion.
Issues with the digestive process can affect many other aspects of our overall health. Some conditions and health issues may not be able to be fully treated but can often be managed with diet or lifestyle changes, prescriptions and over-the-counter medications.
With a focus on the entire digestive system, Mat-Su Gastroenterology provides diagnostic procedures and treatment options for digestive disorders affecting the esophagus, intestine, colon, pancreas, gallbladder, liver and other organs.
The Mat-Su GI specialists are skilled in endoscopic procedures, including colonoscopy, upper endoscopy (gastroscopy), endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a procedure used to detect and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas.
With the goal to provide the treatment patients need to get well, and improve their quality of life and overall health, Mat-Su Gastroenterology offers a range of care for digestive health. Gastroenterologists treat everything from ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome to colorectal and stomach cancers, including:
- Dietary sensitivities such as celiac disease, gluten intolerance and lactose intolerance
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett's esophagus and chronic heartburn
- Gastrointestinal viruses and infections, including Clostridium difficile infections (C diff)
- General discomfort
- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and ulcers
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Diverticular disease
- Stomach, esophageal and colorectal cancer
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Liver disease, including hepatitis C and cirrhosis
- Colon cancer screening including colonoscopy, alternative screening measures and treatment of colon polyps
- Swallowing disorders
- Disorders of the gallbladder, pancreas and biliary system
- Constipation and diarrhea
Gastroenterology Appointments
For an appointment with a Mat-Su gastroenterologist, call 1-907-861-6315 or click the button below to request online.
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Mat-Su Gastroenterology is located in Medical Office Building 1, Suite 200
2490 S. Woodworth Loop
Palmer, AK 99645