Dr. Atif Ahmed Associate Consultant ,Gastroenterology M.B.B.S, MD(General Medicine) DNB(General Medicine)  DNB(Gastroenterology) Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy   Are you suffering from chronic heartburn or frequent nausea and vomiting? Are you experiencing unexplained weight loss? If that’s the case, you might need to get an upper GI endoscopy done. This medical procedure helps the doctor to […]

Dr. Atif Ahmed Associate Consultant ,Gastroenterology M.B.B.S, MD(General Medicine) DNB(General Medicine)  DNB(Gastroenterology) Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy   Are you experiencing rectal bleeding or chronic diarrhoea? Are you suffering from a sudden weight loss for no good reason? If you nodded along in agreement, your doctor might recommend you to go for a colonoscopy to help […]

Acid reflux or heartburn is a very common condition that occurs to people when acid from the stomach moves back to the food pipe or oesophagus. Acid reflux can lead you into a condition called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease(GERD). The acid can even up to the throat and cause irritation in the lining tissues. It is […]

We hardly think about taking care of our liver but what we don’t often realise is that this organ helps break down food, flushes out toxins from the blood, and stores glucose for energy.  The liver has the unique ability to heal itself but this does not mean that they are indestructible. Once you cause […]

Piles also called haemorrhoids are the lumps that form in and around the anal cavity, all as a result of constipation. Piles are basically swollen and inflamed veins which happen due to long constipation or old age and in some cases pregnancy. When stress is applied to these nerves it causes swelling and leads to […]

Bariatric surgery is a Gastrointestinal surgery to improve, prevent and/or treat obesity and its comorbidities which may be life-threatening. This is a life-saving surgery and not a cosmetic surgery. The surgery is done by laparoscopy and does not involve the removal of fat from the body like liposuction. Weight loss after surgery is gradual i.e. […]

Jaundice is a disease which causes the colour of the skin and the whites of the eye to turn yellow. The yellowing happens due to an excess of bilirubin in the blood, which can occur due to liver disease, excessive breakdown of red blood cells, or obstruction of the bile duct. Any symptoms like yellowing […]