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Gastroenterology Associates
Pawtucket, RI
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Gastroenterology
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Age? other?: Hard to know without more specifics, age, travel, family history of bowel problems, nocturnal (middle of the night) stools, accidents, bleeding, weigh... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Lots: Extremely important to rule out heart if significant risk factors. A stress test may be better then an ekg. However, reflux, esophageal spasm, musculo... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Endoscopy: Intake. Intravenous. Sedation. Procedure. Recovery. The procedure involves a mouthpiece being placed in your mouth to protect your teeth. The scope is... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Confirm,escalate: I would have your doc relook to reassess the disease and then, if active, consider biological therapy (remicade).
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Weekly injection: Peg intron (peginterferon alfa 2b) is typically used as part of a 2 or 3 drug regimen for hepatitis c. There are other uses as well. It is dosed based... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Call your doctor: Constipation after surgery is not uncommon, either from anesthesia or from narcotic pain medications. However, pain that is not relieved by the medica... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
See MD now: There are several things that can cause your symptoms including active bleeding from an ulcer and low blood pressure from blood loss. You should seek ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
? Underlying cause: The GGT is a biochemical marker of liver injury. It is representing liver disease or injury to the liver. The underlying cause needs to be determined... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
No: Antacids are buffers that bind to acid in the stomach. They are available over the counter. Reglan (metoclopramide) is Metoclopramide which is a medic... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
No: If the appliance fits well it should not be painful. There may be post surgical pain as with any surgery. Make sure you care for the ostomy to prevent... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Depends but yes: What is the cause of the liver damage (virus, immune system, toxins, drugs)? Is the damage ongoing (alcohol, etc.)? In most cases, the liver has an a... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
It can be: Gas is a byproduct of digestion. However, if there is a significant change in your bowel patterns, it can be a sign of problems with digestion such as... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Doesnt always work: Your dad could have gotten c diff even if he was already on probiotics. Also, some probiotics are killed by the antibiotics too. Obviously, being in a... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
What to avoid: Rather then eat foods to reduce reflux, i try to counsel patients on foods to avoid that trigger reflux. This may differ in everybody but known trigge... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Yes: Yes. If pain is that severe, causes can be serious and require evaluation and treatment.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Possibly: Blood tinged discharge can be related to trauma from the enema but it should be evaluated with direct visualization (ie. Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Same or different: Colestepid can sometimes help, same mechanism as cholestyramine. Also, imodium, (loperamide) Lomotil and bismuth can also be beneficial.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Esophagus: The details of what type of drink is unclear from your question. But caffeine containing drinks or alcohol can lead to or exacerbate reflux of stomach... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Nutritionist: May make sense to see a nutritionist to help create a specific diet plan. Classic things to avoid include caffeine, nicotine, licorice, peppermint, ch... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Several: Could be an esophageal stricture from reflux or cancer or a motility problem or an allergic condition affecting the esophagus among others. Get it che... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Need exam: Could be hemorrhoids, fissure, inflammatory bowel disease, polyps (juvenile type). Hard to tell w/o exam. Get checked.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Lots: Could be appendicitis, ovarian torsion (if you're a woman!), crohn's disease, diverticulitis, kidney stones, gas pains or more. Need to see a doc for ... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
List: Acid,
infections (h pylori),
chemicals (alcohol),
autoimmune (your own immune system
attacking the stomach lining),
drugs
are some of the ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Many causes: Need a full exam and history. Could be appendix, ovaries, bowels or other. Severe pain deserves attention. Especially if bleeding, vomiting or fever.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Acid: Most likely culprit is stomach acid. However, bile from the intestine can also cause inflammation in the stomach and esophagus.
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A member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Fluid/ fiber/ see md: You should be pushing 30+ grams of fiber a day and drinking at least 64 oz of water as well. This is so important and can help the majority of people... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
spasm: Involuntary spasm of diaphragm. No sure fire cute but lots of "wives tales." there are some medicines as well. A gastro or pulmonary doc may be able t... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
2nd opinion...: May want to get a 2nd opinion from an ENT or an allergist. Sounds like a sinus issue.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
See doc: If it has been 9 days without a bowel movement after surgery and pain medications, you could be impacted and this needs to be released. Could try an e... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Lots: Could be appendicitis, ovarian torsion (if you're a woman!), crohn's disease, diverticulitis, kidney stones, gas pains or more. Need to see a doc for ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Hemorrhoids?: Need an exam to be sure. For now, try a sitz bath.... Google it.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Depends....: You could have a fissure (tear in the anal canal) or an infection, especially if you have had unprotected intercourse. A fistula is a connection from ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Probably not: An upper GI or endoscopy would be a more appropriate test but you may not need any testing at all.
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Or other: Is very hard to know what is causing your symptoms. It may be unrelated. Many people with hepatitis c complain of fatigue but not usually body aches... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Removed? : The polyps should all have been removed.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Lots of symptoms....: Hard to give you an answer without exam and possible testing. The weight loss and panic attacks may be related and, in fact, all of this could be rela... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Can be: Call your doc if it persists tomorrow. If you get fever or bleeding or pain, call tonight.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Get tested: A urinary pregnancy test should be done and repeated in 10 days if symptoms persist.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Get checked: This could be an infection called a perirectal abscess. It requires drainage if that is the case. You need to be checked. I doubt being on the pill... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
? Pain: Red bleeding with pain may be a fissure. Either way get checked. At 48 years old more significant pathology needs to be excluded. March is colon cance... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Probiotics: Start a probiotic and take for a month following doxycycline. Hard to say whether or not to take vanco now but could to either way.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Neither: Will prevent aspiration because patients still need to manage secretions (saliva). Both provide reliable nutrition although pej tubes are smaller diam... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Depends: On many clinical factors. Could be decades but if signs of liver failure could be much shorter. Get follow up with a gastroenterologist or hepatologis... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Interfere: The goal the study is to assess the way your stomach empties. If you come to the test with food in your stomach it may interfere with the results.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Yes: Common side effect; also darkens the tongue (temporarily!).
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Probably not but...: Omeprazole can inhibit an enzyme in the liver that breaks down lexapro (escitalopram). Thus, levels of Lexapro (escitalopram) can theoretically increa... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Radiation proctitis: I can only tell you what i see as a gastroenterologist. Radiation can cause inflammatory changes in the lining of the rectum called radiation proctiti... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Several: Difficulty swallowing with food and liquids getting stuck. Unintentional weight loss. Anemia. Black stools. Unfortunately at times there are no sympto... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Lots: Viral infections, drug reactions, allergic reaction, primary dermatological disorders, contact dermatitis from environment or soaps, etc. Get it check... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brett Kalmowitzanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
No but....: Tums (calcium carbonate) is calcium and can often be used to supplement calcium intake for people who are at risk for thin bones. However, if you are ... Read More
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Jul 5, 2012
Well trained and well-respected gastroenterologist.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Kalmowitz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Kalmowitz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you! Saw Gastro after posting this question and stool study shows some type of bacterial infection. Didn't specify what type but I will pick up copy of results at next appt. thanks again!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have suffered since November, 2012, in hospital twice since January and ran tests still cant tell me or help with this pain.
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Ty..Iget iron infusions weekly. But they say its not from those three things. They give me no answers. Going on for yrs. So tired. Just wa
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
New York University School of Medicine, NY
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 2002
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Rhode Island - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Third Place, Rhode Island - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Rhode Island - Winter
2013
Affiliations
ACG American College Of Gastroenterology
Crohn's And Colitis Foundation Of America
Rhode Island Medical Society
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