Gastroenterology consultants in Norwich

Gastroenterology is the field of medicine that covers the digestive system, in particular, the treating of health conditions which impact this area of the body. That means that if you experience unusual digestive symptoms, it’s a gastroenterologist you’ll need to see for care and treatment.

At Spire, the dedicated team of gastroenterologists serve the Norwich area with quality care. With all the best technology to hand and trained in all the latest techniques, the team do everything they can to improve your condition and ensure you live free from unpleasant symptoms.

Treatments offered in Norwich

Spire’s gastroenterologists in Norfolk are here to help with whatever complaint you may have. While symptoms can differ from person to person, experiencing things like diarrhoea or constipation for a prolonged period can be a signal that something is wrong. If the team do diagnose you with a gastroenterological condition, they’ll quickly move forward with an effective treatment, likely to include work such as:

• Cancer – bowel cancer screening & prevention
• Colon investigations – colon cancer, colon polyps, colon polypectomy.
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, dyspepsia, gastric and duodenal ulcers.
• Inflammatory bowel conditions – coeliac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease.
• Liver – fatty liver disease, alcohol related liver disease, liver cirrhosis, abnormal liver tests and autoimmune/drug induced liver disease, jaundice.
• Nutritional aspects of gastrointestinal diseases including anemia.
• Pancreatology – pancreatic disorders

Conditions treated in Norwich

With a wealth of knowledge in this area of healthcare, Spire’s gastroenterologists have treated practically every possible condition in their time. If you’re experiencing symptoms that are impacting your digestive health, let the team know today. They’re ready and waiting to provide care for common complaints like:

• Coeliac disease
• Crohn's disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Stomach ulcer

Symptoms treated in Norwich

While the signs of a gastroenterological issue can differ, many of these are distressing and prove challenging to work daily life around. At Spire Norwich Hospital, the gastroenterology department ensure you’re put forward for treatment as quickly as possible, so that you no longer have to live with unpleasant effects like:

• Abdominal pain
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea
• Heartburn
• Indigestion

Test and scans carried out in Norwich

If you’re not feeling quite right and are displaying gastroenterological symptoms, it’s always best to get things look at. The team at Spire Norwich Hospital are waiting to help, and as soon as you get in touch, they’ll arrange for you to come in and undergo some tests that’ll investigate the effects you’ve described. This may involve using testing procedures such as:

• Colonoscopy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Gastroscopy

Finding us

Spire Norwich Hospital will be your nearest of our gastroenterology departments if you live in the city as well as places like Cromer, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, King’s Lynn and Lowestoft. We’re just at the western edges of the city, a little along Watton Road and a short distance from the River Yare.