Pediatric Gastroenterology is a Subspecialty of Pediatrics which deals with diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum and Anal Canal in children up to 15 years of age.

A Pediatric Gastroenterologist commonly treats the following conditions:

Constipation; Recurrent Abdominal Pain; Persistent Vomiting; Esophagitis; Gastritis; Helicobacter Pylori Infection; Peptic Ulcer; Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); Esopahgeal Varices; Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding like Hemetemesis (Blood in Vomiting) and Melena (Bleeding in Stools); Rectal Bleeding; Anal Fissure; Piles; Acute and Chronic Diarrhea; Food Allergy; Failure To Thrive (FTT); Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice; Tropical Sprue; Celiac Disease; Portal Hypertension; Food Allergy; Inflammatory Bowel Disease like Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease; Polyposis Syndromes; Familial Polyposis Coli; Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome; Acute and Chronic Hepatitis; Viral Hepatitis; Acute Liver Failure; Chronic Liver failure; Cirrhosis; Non-Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis; Portal Hypertension; Galactosemia; Budd Chiari Syndrome; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis

Blood Investigations such as Serum Bilirubin; Complete Blood Count (CBC); Liver Function Tests and Cholesterol; Prothrombin Time; Ultrasound of the abdomen; Urine and Fecal Urobilinogen; Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) X - Rays; Small Bowel Enema; Barium Swallow

Upper GI Endoscopy (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy); Endoscopic Variceal Banding; Colonoscopy; Liver Biopsy; Esophageal Manometry; 24 Hour pH Probe Study; Esophageal Stricture Dilatation