Stomach, bowel and bladder
Problems with stomach, bowel and bladder can limit your everyday freedom. Let us help you explore the options available to repair or minimise your issues and regain the confidence to live the life you love.
Healthy eating is the best way to ensure the continued health of your stomach and bowels. Hernias are a common complaint, and can be treated through general surgery. If you do have problems with your bowel a colonoscopy can often be employed to diagnose. Recovery from any surgery in this area can benefit from guided physiotherapy and tailored exercise programs.
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Symptoms
Whatever your symptoms you should see your GP for a proper diagnosis. Some common symptoms:
- Abdominal pain
- Altered bowel habits
- Pelvic pain
- Urinary tract symptoms
- Management of prostate and urological pain
- Abdominal problems
- Abdominal swelling
- Altered bowel habits
- Blood in urine (Haematuria)
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Epigastric pain
- Haematemesis
- Indigestion (Dyspepsia)
- Loin pain
- Loss of bladder and bowel control
- Malabsorption
- Management of prostate and urological pain
- Melaena
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pelvic pain
- Urinary tract symptoms
- Vomiting
Conditions
Some common conditions and diseases that could match your symptoms:
- Abdominal hernia (or epigastric hernia)
- Bowel Obstruction
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Pelvic floor dysfuntion
- Stomach ulcer
- Anal abscess
- Anal fistula
- Anal tear (or anal fissure)
- Anus and rectum
- Bowel (Faecal) Incontinence
- Bowel cancer
- Crohn's disease
- Cholecystitis
- Coeliac disease
- Diverticulitis
- Femoral hernia
- Gallstones
- Gastric Ulceration
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Groin hernia (or inguinal hernia)
- Haemorrhoids
- Hepatobiliary Disease
- Hiatus Hernia
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Kidney stones (or renal stones)
- Known metabolic disease
- Liver disease
- Oesophageal stricture
- Oesophageal varicies
- Oesophagitis
- Pancreatic disease
- Pancreaticobiliary disease
- Pancreatitis
- Perforated Bowel
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Rectal prolapse
- Recurrent femoral hernia
- Recurrent inguinal hernia
- Stomach cancer (gastric cancer)
- Stone management
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Genital warts (or anogenital warts)
- Appendicitis
- Bile duct cancer
- Bladder Prolapse
- Bowel cancer
- Colon cancer
- Disorders of the urinary tract
- Duodenal ulcer
- Dysphagia
- Interstitial cystitis
- Kidney tumours (including cryoablation)
- Lower urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Oesophageal cancer
- Barrett's Oesophagus
- Pilonidal Sinus
- Prolapsed stoma
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate problems
- Raised PSA
- Ultrasound diagnosed kidney masses
- Upper gastrointestinal cancer
- Urethral strictures
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary infections
- Voiding Disorders
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhoea
Tests and scans
We offer a range of tests and scans to help understand your needs. Some key tests and scans include:
- Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic endoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy (or gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy)
- Barium Meal or Enema
- Liver function tests
- Blood test
- Capsule endoscopy
- Colorectal screening
- Cytology
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatogram (or ERCP)
- Gastrointestinal radiology
- Larynx diagnostic endoscopy (or laryngoscopy)
- Liver biopsy
- PH monitoring (24 hour)
- Rectal examination under anaesthetic (or rectal EUA)
- Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Treatments
Getting treated as soon as possible can be easy. Some key treatments and procedures include:
- Laparoscopic groin hernia repair
- Laparoscopic reflux surgery (fundoplication)
- Prostate surgery
- Pelvic floor repair
- Abdominal adhesion surgery
- Abdominoperineal resection
- Anterior resection
- Appendicectomy
- Bile duct resection
- Biliary and renal drainage
- Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder removal)
- Colorectal surgery
- Endoscopic kidney stone treatment
- Epididymal surgery
- Gastroesophageal
- Haemorrhoidectomy
- Bilateral inguinal hernia repair
- Hernia repair
- Hernia unilateral
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis
- Ileostomy
- Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
- Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
- Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic urology
- Liver resection
- Pelvic floor repair
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
- Polypectomy
- Prostate laser treatment
- Prostate resection (TURP)
- Restorative proctocolectomy
- Rectopexy
- Splenectomy
- Stapled haemorrhoidopexy
- Stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR)
- Stoma surgery
- Transanal haemorrhoid dearterialisation (THD)