Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastrocure, in West Orange, NJ is one of the top gastroenterology clinics in Northern New Jersey. Our integrative and state of the art approach to medicine will accurately diagnose inflammatory bowel disease only after ruling out other possible causes for your signs and symptoms, including ischemic colitis, infection, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diverticulitis and colon cancer.

Inflammatory bowel disease includes the following gastrointestinal conditions:
• Crohn’s Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Indeterminate Colitis
• Pouchitis
• Microscopic enterocolitis; lymphocytic and collagenous enterocolitis
• Celiac Disease
• Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
• Diarrhea

IBD Treatments

• Endoscopy for IBD
• Upper Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and Wireless Video Capsule
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
• Chromoendoscopy and Confocal Endomicroscopy
• Medical Treatment
• Radiology
• Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Biliary and Liver Services
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Consultation with Liver Specialists
• Liver Transplant Evaluation when Deemed Necessary

IBD and Women’s Health

IBD largely affects young people, and women make up 50 percent of all IBD cases. Subsequently, IBD can affect different aspects of a woman’s health at different stages of her life and of her disease. At our IBD center, we strive to educate our female IBD patients about how the disease can affect:

• Contraceptive Method Choice
• Fertility
• Cervical Health
• Pregnancy and Delivery
• Bone Health

We provide strategies on how to manage the disease during the pregnancy and postpartum period and how to avoid negative pregnancy outcomes and medication side effects. The gastroenterology team works closely with our high-risk obstetrician and the patient’s primary obstetrician to ensure the best pregnancy outcome. We also work closely with our women’s health center and division of endocrinology to assess and treat our patients for osteoporosis and osteopenia. (Bone loss may occur because of the disease or the medications used to control the disease).

IBD Health Maintenance

In addition to caring for your disease, our goal is to prevent complications to your overall health from the disease and the medications you are using. We ensure you get appropriate vaccinations and screening for different conditions.

If symptoms persist call Gastrocure in West Orange, NJ at 973-736-1112 to schedule an appointment