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SEBMF Functional Bowel Disease Programs

Chronic or recurrent constipation and abdominal pain from functional bowel diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia, interfere with your life. Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation’s gastroenterologists can help identify and manage your chronic condition using a variety of therapies from medications to nutrition counseling.

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    Managing Functional Bowel Diseases

    If you experience chronic constipation, diarrhea, bloating and stomach pain, your primary care doctor may refer you to a gastroenterologist for further care. You may be diagnosed with a functional bowel disease, which occurs when the body’s normal digestive activities don’t work as they should, but structural abnormalities such as a tumor aren’t present. Most of these diseases are identified by their symptoms.

    In the Sutter Health network, gastroenterologists work with you to develop a treatment plan that’s right for you. Your plan may include medications to aid in symptom relief. You may also be referred to a nutrition counselor, who can help identify trigger foods, plan meals and modify your diet to keep your symptoms in check. In order to help lower stress and identify situations that cause stress, a psychiatric consultation may be helpful.

    Affiliate hospitals within our network are ranked by the U.S. News & World Report as some of the highest performing in the nation for gastroenterology services. Across our network, gastroenterology services have earned five-star ratings from Healthgrades.

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    Dina Z. Ezzeddine, M.D., FACP

    Dina Z. Ezzeddine, M.D., FACP

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    Varun Takyar, M.D.

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    Nihar U. Shah, M.D.

    Nihar U. Shah, M.D.

    • Gastroenterology

    Ram Gollapudi, M.D.

    Ram Gollapudi, M.D.

    • Gastroenterology

    Vinod K. Kurupath, M.D.

    Vinod K. Kurupath, M.D.

    • Gastroenterology

    Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S., FACP

    Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S., FACP

    • Gastroenterology

    Saurabh Gupta, M.D.

    Saurabh Gupta, M.D.

    • Gastroenterology

    Ann C. Robinson, M.D.

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