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How a Gastroenterologist Can Help You With Your Stomach Pain

How a Gastroenterologist Can Help You With Your Stomach Pain.

Stomach pain can be difficult to ignore, and while it's often a condition that can be treated at home and will typically run its course and may be avoided with some simple lifestyle changes, pain can be an indicator that something else is wrong. A gastroenterologist is a doctor who specializes in the health of the digestive system and is best equipped to help identify and treat the source of your pain. For more information contact the experts of Alaska Digestive and Liver Disease in Anchorage, AK, and Eagle River, AK.

Common Aches and Pains

A lot of the time, a stomach ache is nothing to be concerned about. It can be brought on by a number of triggers. Indigestion, gas, and constipation, among others, are common causes for discomfort and they're usually brought on by improper eating habits, such as eating or drinking too much, not chewing food for the correct amount of time, and food choices.

Over the counter products and lifestyle changes can drastically diminish the likelihood that you'll have to deal with a stomach ache in the near future. If you do, it should go away on its own but can be helped along with home treatments.

Quit Your Bellyaching

If your aches are recurring or severe then speaking with your doctor should be your next step. The most important way that your gastroenterologist can help with your stomach pain is by helping you determine the underlying cause, and secondly, to treat it.

Recurring aches are often the result of food intolerances, such as dairy or gluten. Your doctor can help identify the problem foods so you can eliminate them from your diet.

Other chronic conditions that can affect your stomach such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be managed by your doctor.

Visit Your Gastroenterologist in Anchorage, AK, and Eagle River, AK

Whatever may be the source of your pain you can depend on your gastroenterologist to help identify it, and to do so you should first make an appointment with the professionals of Alaska Digestive and Liver Disease in Anchorage, AK, and Eagle River, AK, by dialing (907) 569-1333.

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