Juanita L Merchant, MD

Description

To educate my patients on how to best care for their GI tract using diet and nutrition.

Keywords positive fecal immunochemical test, general gi, endoscopy, milk allergy, abnormal bowel movement, low residue diet, ulcerative colitis, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd) with dilation, nausea, peutz jeghers syndrome, digestive disorders, gastrojejunal ulcer, fecal incontinence, fecal impaction, abdominal bloating, atrophic gastritis without mention of hemorrhage, cachexia, blood in stool, gastric ulcer, abnormal stool, constipation, anemia, vitamin a deficiency, family history of colon cancer, benign neoplasm of colon, weight loss, early satiety, malignant neoplasm of stomach, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd), weight problem, upper gi series, crohn's disease, gluten sensitivity, helicobacter pylori, crest, stomach pain, gastrointestinal (gi) cancer screening, stomach cramps, dysphagia, obesity, motility disorders, bright red blood per rectum, malaise and fatigue, pancreatitis, stomach cancer, early detection of cancer, medical clearance for colonoscopy, decrease in appetite, pernicious anemia, duodenitis, duodenal ulcer, fructose malabsorption, steatorrhea, colonoscopy, intractable vomiting, giardiasis, diarrhea, ulceration of intestine, cyclic vomiting syndrome, lactose intolerance, dyspepsia, abdominal distention, breath testing, pancreas function test, abnormal amylase blood test, celiac disease, personal history of colonic polyps, irritable bowel syndrome, epigastric pain, right lower quadrant pain, anorexia, malabsorption, lymphocytic colitis, abdominal pain, stomach disorders, persistent vomiting, ileoscopy, altered bowel habits, diverticulitis, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, microscopic colitis, vomiting, gastroparesis, peptic ulcer, elevated lipase, melena, barrett's esophagus, dysmotility, bowel dysmotility, hemorrhoids, gastroenteritis, acute blood loss anemia, gastrointestinal bleeding, vitamin d deficiency, gastroesophageal reflux disease, polyposis syndrome, hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract, unspecified, gastritis, polyps.