Dr. Fernando Austin
Gastroenterology
Huntington Beach, CA
48 years experience
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Gastroenterology
Languages spoken
English, Korean, Mandarin, Vietnamese
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157 Answers
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 48 years experience
Stomach Pain: See your doctor. This could be any number of things including but not limited to: ulcer disease, gallbladder disease, food allergy(lactose)irritablr b... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Gastritis: Depends upon cause of gastritis. If due to
h. Pylori bacteria in the stomach, it is treated with combination of two antibiotics and an acid reducing... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Abd pain & bloating: Broad question. Consider allergies such as lactose or gluten. Testing by your doctor may reveal the source. With significant gas in the large intesti... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Esophagus: The esophagus transports liquids and food from the back of the throat(pharynx) to the stomach.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Cold: Symptoms may be due to spasm(like muscle cramp) in the esophagus and stomach. Symptoms may be relieved by avoiding very cold items . If symptoms cont... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Fatigue: The two circumstances are not related. See your doctor for evaluation of causes of fatigue.
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RLQ Pain: Difficult to answer with limited information. Possibilities include but not limited to: chronic appendicitis, pain in right ovary, spasm in the lar... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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FIT: Test can be false positive in the face of obvious blood loss such as a cut in the rectum. However, that is unusual . The fit is more specific for ble... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Deja Vu: There is no medical reason for deja vu to cause the symptoms which you describe.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Drug Effect: Your assessment is correct., bysyolic is associated with elevations of ast & alt in addition to other lab abnormalities . Generally, this does not nec... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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H Pylori: Most of the standard courses if therapy for hpylori involve 7-14 days of three medications for the full treatment period. In the course that you desc... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Endoscopy: Complications rate is very low(less than 1%) but includes aspiration, perforation , bleeding, infection , missed findings , reaction to sedation incl... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Liver Diseade: Visit aasld(american association for study of liver disease) and nih(national institutes of health) websites for that information . Webmd & mayo clini... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Psorisis: Presumably the liver biopsy is being done prior to the use of a medication such as methotrexate. Liver biopsy should not be painful for anyone but can... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Lung nodule: Ct would better define the nodule. Old chest (if any) x-rays may also be reviewed to determine if the nodule is detected and if there has been an int... Read More
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Right Sided Abd Pain: For persistent or worsening symptoms , evaluation in urgent visit or er may be appropriate. Gallbladder disease should have been detected by ultrasou... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Fistula: Based upon your description, surgery is the preferred option. A fistula is an abnormal communication or pathway between parts of the body. The cause o... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Abnormal Stool: Findings could be due to any number of things including mucus in the colon, related to food content, parasites(less likely but possible). Analysis of... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Acid Reflux: Pregnancy can potentially worsen pre-existing reflux or reflux symptoms can occur during pregnancy. The presence of acid reflux however does not nec... Read More
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Valerian Root: This product has been linked to significant liver injury in people with normal livers. It had also been associated with kidney injury. It is not recom... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Abdominal Pain: An upper GI would not reveal h. Pylori bacteria in the stomach, may not reveal gastritis(inflammation of stomach's lining) or gallbladder disease , d... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Post prandial Pain: Pain after eating defines post prandial pain.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Small bowel: Small bowel refers to the small intestine. This is the portion of the intestine immediately after the stomach.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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LLQ Pain: This should be evaluated by GI specialist based upon information provided. Inflammatory bowel disease(ulcerative colitis or crohn's) is in the differe... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Bilirubin: Long list of possibilities including gilbert's disease which is harmless, reaction to medication, chronic liver diseases such as hepatitis b or c or o... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Tummy Tuck: Tummy tuck (abdominalplasty) involves the removal if sagging skin of the abdomen. It may leave a horizontal scar across the lower abdomen. Generally t... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Diarrhea: The person needs a formal evaluation for work-up of the cause of the diarrhea. This includes but is not limited to: inflammatory bowel disease such as... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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MRI: Ask your doctor. Apparently blood tests and or physical exam or other imaging studies such as ultrasound prompted the decision to pursue the mri. The... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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IncompletecProtein: Incomplete protein foods have a lower amount of one or more of the 9 essential amino acids. These include whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits, lentil be... Read More
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Hepatitis B: Really need more info than this. If acute hepatitis b(sudden onset) steroid such as Prednisone or Methylprednisolone may be used. Either is controvers... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Food poisoning : Several different bacteria including e coli, salmonella , shigella , campylobacter may cause food poisoning with resultant cramps , diarrhea("coliti... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Colitis: Ulcerative colitis and crohn's colitis which are both forms of inflammatory bowel disease(ibd) are very common in the us.
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Ulcerative Colitis: Get referral to local ibd (inflammatory bowel disease) center if feasible or GI specialist with specific inteterest in ibd. There are several other op... Read More
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A 70-year-old female asked:
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RUQ Pain: Get a second opinion - preferably from a gastroenterologist. Organs in the area you describe include :, gallbladder, liver and colon. The right kidne... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Pseudo-obstruction: Intestinal pseudo obstruction is a condition, not a disease. The person has symptoms of bowel obstruction without a physical or actual obstruction. He... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Remicade (infliximab): The recommendation is not too unusual. 50 milligrams(not grams) of Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and one thousand milligrams(1 gram) of Acetaminophen t... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Early satiety: You may condition known as gastroparesis. Stomach does not empty normally for various reasons such as diabetes, medications, unknown cause(idiopathic... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Oral Thrush: Possibility does exist thus might occur. It may be dependent upon the type of antibiotic used & the duration of treatment. A treatment course of 2-3 ... Read More
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Candidiasis: In a person with a competent immune system(no hiv, immune suppressing drugs, cancer on chemotherapy) there is no reason to test for candidiasis. The t... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Hepatitis C: This refers primarily to hepatitis c . Diagnosis is made after liver biopsy. It indicates some scarring(called fibrosis) in the liver. Depending upon ... Read More
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Hepatomegaly: Cause may be defined by blood tests as well as imaging studies such as cat scan or MRI or endoscopic ultrasound(eus). Potential causes too lengthy to ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Bulimia: Very bad idea. This is termed bulimia & is associated with many health problems. This issue should be addressed by your physician & if deeply rooted,... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Bloating & Gas: Could be neither. Food intolerance such as lactose or gluten may be a factor. Ulcerative colitis is usually associated with diarrhea, often in early s... Read More
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Liver: Don't know what "bloated liver" refers to or how this diagnosis was made(ultrasound or ct scan) the liver is a solid organ & therefore not bloating do... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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GI: Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract including esophagus, stomach, smalln& large intestine, rectum, liver, gallbladder a... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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GB Removal Diet: Many physicians do not restrict diet except for perhaps a short period of low fat foods. That period may vary from 4-6 weeks. Following that time fram... Read More
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Drug interaction : There are no listed interactions between these two medications(gravol & pepto bismol).
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Cryosurgery : Question should be directed to your surgeon. Possible explanations may include slow healing, redness or irritation in the area treated, etc. Best expl... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Ibuprofen: Ibuprofen and other non steroidal anti inflammatories(nsaids) may cause inflammatory changes in the gastrointestinal tract. Flattened folds is not at... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 48 years experience
Discomfort: Different possibilities. Trauma from the act itself. Presence or absence of lubricant. Certain lubricants may irritating to rectal tissue, irritation ... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Austin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Austin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Austin, thx for answeing my question on LLQ pain & bleeding on 11/23/12! I followed ur adv & saw GI, got dx w/stage 1 rectal cancer @35y
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Thank you. I have had so many tests and not seeing specialist again till January 21st. I have lost 4 stone in weight in 18 months
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I wish I cld get health insurance all doc here just wanna cover pain with pills I'm now addicted and still having problems :(
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Hahnemann Medical College, PA
Graduated 1975MD
Awards
Top Gastroenterologist , First Place, California - Winter
2013
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