Gastroenterology services
Our gastroenterology department provides a comprehensive service for the diagnosis and care of patients with a wide range of gastroenterological conditions.
These include
- inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- functional dyspepsia (digestion problems)
- coeliac disease (inflammatory reaction to grain proteins like gluten)
- peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
- gastro-oesophageal reflux (acid coming from the stomach to oesophagus)
- gastrointestinal bleeding
- nutritional problems
The Trust has a high-tech endoscopy facility which offers diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies, bronchoscopies and gastroscopies, as well as endoscopic ultrasounds.