A colonoscopy can save your life. Colon cancer can be preventable through screenings such as colonoscopies. McKay-Dee Gastroenterology offers many types of screenings for colon related illnesses. They are convenient, easily available, and performed by experienced doctors and caregivers. We recommend people with prior colon disease diagnosis, a history of family colorectal cancer, or individuals around and over the age of fifty be seen for screenings. We treat a number of colon conditions and can offer expert diagnosis to people of all ages suffering from colon problems.

Conditions We Treat

  • Chronic Constipation and Diarrhea
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Irritable bowel syndrome is a widespread condition involving recurrent abdominal pain, diarrhea/constipation and bloating.
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis): Autoimmune disease that involves chronic inflammation of the digestive tract.
  • Anemia/Blood Loss: A condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, most commonly Iron efficient and can be related to blood loss from the GI tract.
  • Hemorrhoids: Swollen veins in the lowest part of your rectum and anus.
  • Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis: Occurs when small, bulging pouches (diverticula) develop in your colon. When one or more of these pouches become inflamed or infected, the condition is called diverticulitis.
  • Colon Cancer
  • Clostridium Difficile Infections: Caused due to toxin-producing bacteria that causes a more severe form of antibiotic associated diarrhea. The disease ranges from mild diarrhea to severe colon if inflammation that can be fatal in serious circumstances.