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Gastroenterology Consultant, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopist. Providing consultative gastrointestinal/digestive and liver disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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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
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Licenses
United States: Arizona, Colorado, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah
Languages spoken
English
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123 Answers
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Scot Leweyanswered
Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Yes: the longer you go without a bowel movement or complete evacuation then higher risk that stool will remain in the rectum long enough to get more dessic... Read More
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Emetrol: Emetrol works well for some people
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Need more info: Too little information, too vague to make recommendation beyond seeing health care provider to review. What seen? Fat in liver, mass, cirrhosis, infla... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Yes possible : Hiatal hernia and/or gerd high on list of possibilities. Peptic ulcer, gastritis also quite possible. Gastric or pancreatic cancer less likely but as ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Possibly : Too little information provided. It is possible but more history needed.
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Not related : Uterine fibroids would not be a cause of bloating per se. See gynecologist for fibroids. See GI for bloating evaluation.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Hemorrhoids : Most likely hemorrhoids or what used to be called piles. Get examined. Fistula, carbuncles other possibilities.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Coccidynia: Pain in tailbone is called coccidynia -dynia is suffix meaning pain of or associated with area of body or bodily process. A fall on or strain of tailb... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Concern reasonable : Your platelet count should be followed to ensure returns back up to normal and not continue to drop. If ast and alt normal still unlikely due to your ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Have stool tested: Symptoms are somewhat vague and history limited but "clay colored" stools, that are pale, float and stink can occur with blockage of the biliary/liver... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Probably: Get area examined. An ultrasound or ct scan can see hernia also but usually just need examination by someone experienced with hernias; typically a sur... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Yes if spoiled: Any food could cause food poisoning if spoiled or contaminated with microbes. Bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungus can all cause food poisoning.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Get evaluation: Given your age and symptoms a viral gastroenteritis most likely cause but if feeling need to vomit but can't am & having persistent diarrhea then an e... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Possibly : Acid reflux can reach the back of the throat causing hoarseness, sore throat, and cough. Examining the area with a scope can see such irritation.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Need info/eval : Really too limited information to render much advice. Rlq/right pelvic pain in a woman your age has a wide differential of possibilities that include ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Not really : Using antacid will reduce acicidity in your stomach briefly but not change course of gastroesophageal reflux disease per se. If you have gerd then the... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Try antacid: Given age heart disease not likely but BP is too high. That could just be response to pain and anxiety. Pain may be gerd with esophageal spasm. The mo... Read More
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A 68-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: If your diabetes & gastroparesis were not longstanding & diabetes truly type 2 and not type 1 then possibly. Gastroparesis can be secondary to untreat... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
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Maybe : Have seen rarely. May or may not be related to crestor (rosuvastatin). Should talk with your physician who prescribed the Crestor (rosuvastatin) about... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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They may shrink : Everyone had hemorrhoid veins. When such veins become inflamed, swollen, itching, bleeding, protruding/prolapsing or thrombosed then known as hemorrho... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Don't assume: Stress likely affecting you but these symptoms could indicate something more serious such as an ulcer. Given your age >40 you should see your physi... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Need evaluation: If you are passing blood clots in your stool you could have any number of potentially serious conditions in the GI tract and you need an evaluation as... Read More
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A female asked:
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Yes: Supra normal (> 90%) gbef have been reported in scientific literature, esp in celiacs, d/t super sensitive to cck (hormone that stimulates gallbad... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Various possibility: The medical term for "stomach rumbling" or intestinal noises is borborygmi. The contractions of the bowels containing fluid and air can produce audibl... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Yellow, tan, green : Stool color is highly variable but light tan to dark brown with shades of yellow to green common.
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Can metaxalone cause nausea? i've had nausea all day since i took one and can't seem to feel better.
Dr. Scot Leweyanswered
Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Yes: Yes, nausea is a common side effect of Metaxalone aka skelaxin (metaxalone).
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Not typically: The colon is about 3-5 foot long & not usual cause of distended abdomen except when markedly distended from air, fluid and feces if obstructed (bowel ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Not habit forming: Linzess is not habit forming. Ibs is a chronic condition so medication may be needed chronically.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
No: Gastritis means inflammation of stomach... Gastro-stomach -itis inflammation of . There are numerous kinds of and kinds of gastritis. Helicobacter pyl... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Call your GI doc: Get back to your GI doctor. Follow up on h pylori results. Try Gaviscon 1-2 chewables for possible bile gastritis/reflux which Prilosec won't help tho... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Gastroenterology 39 years experience
Too little info: Abdominal pain that awakens one from sound sleep can be serious and causes can include ulcers, gallbladder disease, bowel obstruction or perforation, ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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GB w nl tests: You can have gallbladder disease with a normal ultrasound and liver tests. A hida scan would be next test if symptoms of gallbladder disease present. ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Possibly: Refeeding syndrome is typically noted after prolonged period of not eating and/or having feedings delivered to the intestinal tract. Re-initiating of ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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What is question?: Constipation by definition means either infrequent (< twice a week) and/or excessively hard stool. Heart racing is not typically caused from being ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Yes &a yes: You can acquire Helicobacter pylori at any time though typically acquired early in childhood. Blood tests less helpful as once positive then tend to s... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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More info needed: Tests that were done not clear but gallbladder can still be source of pain with "normal" or "negative" gallbladder tests. For example ultrasound can b... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Be ill, poss cancer: You will likely feel very poorly from being chronically ill, having diarrhea and rectal bleeding. Anemia or a low blood count from chronic blood loss ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Avoid straining: Hemorrhoids per se should not prevent exercise but exercises that generate straining or increased abdominal pressure like heavy lifting may aggravate ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Depends wt/age: The dose depends on indication, child's age and weight. In general for reflux 0.1-0.2 mg/kg orally or IV for children < 6 years old is dose. For ag... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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See a physician : Er trip not necessary per se but an evaluation by physician who can get more history, perform a physical including vital signs to assess you for signs... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Yes, swallowing a lot of air or consuming air containing beverages, for example carbonated sodas or water can fill up the stomach including the porti... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Cruciferous vegetables e.G cauliflower, broccoli etc, as well as beans are a common cause of bloating ; gas. Norovirus usually results in fever, chill... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Borborygmi: Dyspepsia is the medical term for symptom commonly described by patients as indigestion. Dys- essentially means bad or abnormal. Pepsia- digestion. Dy... Read More
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Ask: Ask your doctor to check your iron levels in your blood if you have liver disease or abnormal tests.
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Likely in abdomen: It is likely that your kidney is not in your stomach proper but in your abdominal cavity in an abnormal location. You should clarify this information ... Read More
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Related: Cirrhosis of liver doesn't cause an umbilical hernia but accumulation of fluid in the abdomen known as ascites due to cirrhosis can place enough press... Read More
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Need GI eval: Could mean a lot of things including but not limited to celiac disease, giardiasis parasite infection, lactose, fructose or sucrose intolerance, whipp... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Could be or not: Salsa obviously has red tomato and sometimes red pepper. Flecks of undigested fiber material from the salsa could pass in your stool just like corn ke... Read More
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Aggravates: Heavy lifting may aggravate hemorrhoids as can prolonged sitting on the toilet and straining during a bowel movement.
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Distended rectum: The urge to defecate or have a bowel movement is a spinal cord reflex from distention of rectum from stool. This sensation can be ignored but further ... Read More
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Nov 19, 2013
Dr. Lewey provides thorough answers to complex questions, in a very understandable way. He's a great addition to the HealthTap community!
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May 1, 2014
Thank your Dr. Lewey! for suggesting i get tested for Celiac disease.I'm the one who wrote yesterday abt LEFT ENTIRE SIDE body pain for 6+ yrs and recently also learnt I'm Vitamin D/B12 deficient) to ...Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Lewey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, MO
Graduated 1984MD
Residency
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Awards
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Fellow American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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