Dr. Bradley Kessler

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Post operative pain: It is common to have incision pain after surgery. Pain in the groin can be also caused by nerve entrapment, and scar tissue that forms. If there is vo... Read More

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A 39-year-old member asked:

What is the definition of intussusception?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Bowel obstruction: When bowel telescopes into bowel this is an intussusception. Examples include colon into colon, small bowel into colon or colon into small bowel or sm... Read More

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A 21-year-old member asked:

My dad has gerd, am i more likely to have it too?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Possibly: There are some forms of gerd that are familiar or genetic. However there are non-familiar or non-genetic causes/risks including obesity and smoking.

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A 39-year-old female asked:

If an adult gains immunity to the rotavirus can they get it again and what are the symptoms?

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Yes: There are many serotypes(genetic variations) of the virus so depending on what serotype you were exposed to another serotype can cause reoccurrence of... Read More

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A 18-year-old male asked:

Can having giardia for 4 consecutive times cause colitis or ibs?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Giardia: Giardia can be a trigger for ibs as can any infection. Giardia usually involves the small bowel and not the colon.

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A 32-year-old male asked:

When avoiding gluten due to eosinophilic esophagitis (not celiac disease),can progess still be seen if 1 of 3 daily meals still contains some gluten ?

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EoE: EoE is a mixed form of allergy T and B cell mediated. If a person is allergic to wheat(gluten) then it should be avoided completely to improve the E... Read More

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A 49-year-old female asked:

I'm taking librax (clinidium and chlordiazepoxide) for ibs but my doctor thinks they are going to take it off the market? no new insurance plans will cover this med, wondered why?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Try alternatives: I use a fodmap diet for many of my ibs patients especially ibs-d. Anticholinergics help as well at time such as levsin (hyoscyamine).

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A 16-year-old female asked:

Doc said ibs, but not sure if right diagnosis. often upper abdominal pain sometimes lower, extreme nausea, big loss of appetite, change in bowel habit?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

This sounds like IBS: While the history suggests ibs other conditions such as celiac disease should be ruled out. Nausea can be part any parcel of functional dyspepsia whic... Read More

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A 36-year-old female asked:

Is it gastroenteritis, cdiff, or celiac disease when diarrhea is accompanied w/low grade temp, head/bodyaches, egg smell and yellowish/greenish stool?

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Diarrhea: Celiac disease does not cause fever. I do not worry about color unless the stools have blood, tarry color, or acholic ie without color. C diff usuall... Read More

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A 51-year-old male asked:

Yellow color on toilet paper after bowel movement. stool is normal light brown color. no other issues, however i do suffer from anxiety and stress.

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

No problem: Only worry about color if there is red-blood, no color ie pale or white or tarry black. Color changes based on what you eat.

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A 26-year-old male asked:

Is joint pain and red eye normal in ulcerative colitis? any otc medicines to relieve the pain?

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Extraintestinal: There are many extra intestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis including the eye and the joints. This can include arthritis and arthralgia. Ey... Read More

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Can ibs pain leave tenderness ?

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No it does not: IBS is a functional GI disorder which causes abdominal pain with alteration of bowel pattern. It does does not leave tenderness as one had a muscular ... Read More

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A 32-year-old member asked:

Is sibo overdiagnosed?

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Yes and no: Sibo is a difficult diagnosis and can be attributed to many GI symptoms. The diagnosis is usually made by breath test or intubation of the small bowel... Read More

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A 19-year-old female asked:

I have acid reflux. i'm 20. when i wake up sometimes, i feel like vomiting but i never do and the feeling last for a while on and off. how to stop it?

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GI reflux(GER): Ger can be acute, intermittent or chronic. Sometimes life style issues can contribute such as being overweight, smoking, alcohol and eating habits. A ... Read More

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A 46-year-old member asked:

Is it okay to go through a nissen fundoplication for gerd after having a gall bladder removal done on me?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Yes: There are some risks in that previous surgery can let to scar tissue formation and this can make the fundoplication surgery more difficult for the sur... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Before i go to bed i have heartburn and i usually sleep on my stomach but lately i have not been able to because it hurts. what does this mean?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Reflux: Lying on your stomach can lead to increased stomach pressure which can then lead to more stomach material (bile, acid, enzymes) refluxing into your e... Read More

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A 42-year-old member asked:

Do apples make you gassy?

Pediatrics - Gastroenterology 41 years experience

Yes: Apple are a highly ferment able fruit and should be avoided. Look up a fodmop diet. This should helped.

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