An estimated 60 to 70 million Americans are affected by digestive diseases:
- The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons reports that every year, 600,000 patients have surgery to treat colon diseases.
- More than 500,000 Americans have gallbladder surgery each year.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 25 million Americans suffer from peptic ulcer disease at some time in their life.
Digestive Disorders and Diseases
Common digestive diseases and disorders diagnosed at Holland Hospital include:
- Crohn’s disease (Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)/ulcerative colitis)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Peptic ulcers (sores in the lining of your stomach)
- Intestinal (colon) polyps or tumors
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD or acid reflux disease)
- Acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- Cholangitis (infection of the bile duct, the tube that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines)
- Celiac disease (severe gluten allergy)
- Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
- Hemorrhoids
- Foreign body ingestion (GI/Respiratory)
- Esophageal varices (extremely dilated veins in the lower esophagus)
- And more
Treatments
Our expert gastroenterologists use state-of-the-art equipment to perform a wide variety of treatment services which include:
- Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Colon Polyps
- Foreign body removal (GI/Respiratory)