Dealing with Digestive Problems
Each year, 62 million Americans - one out of every four - are affected by some form of digestive disease. Throughout the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare system, patients have access to board-certified specialists, state-of-the-art technology and educational and preventive services to diagnose and treat a variety of digestive diseases.
Gastroenterology is a specialty of internal medicine focusing on the diseases of the digestive tract and the liver.
The expert and experienced gastroenterologists at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare are trained to assess and treat
all diseases of the digestive tract. These include common ailments such as:
- Abdominal pain
- Crohn's disease
- Colon-related diseases
- constipation and diarrhea
- heartburn
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastroparesis
- hemorrhoids
- hepatitis
- hepatic disorders
- nausea/vomiting
- pancreatitis
- ulcers
- ulcerative colitis
Gastroenterologists also perform endoscopic procedures including esophagogastroscopy (EGD), therapeutic ERCP, esophageal motility and "pillcam" video endoscopy. These physicians are also experts in performing colonoscopy for the detection of colon cancer and polyps.
Digestive Health Services are available at the following sites:
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Elmbrook Memorial
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Franklin
Wheaton Franciscan - St. Joseph Campus
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Francis
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