Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
He will examine your symptom history, nutrition changes, tobacco/alcohol consumption, recent history of travel, stress, medication, previous health concerns.
We examine stool samples to test the presence of pathogens and blood samples to check on the presence of inflammation or infection markers and malabsorption.
The malabsorption of carbohydrates or bacterial proliferation in the small intestine is identified using the lactose and SIBO breath tests.
Abdominal ultrasound, CT or MRI can be requested in order to evaluate structural problems, masses, or inflamed organs.
Dr. Rishi Chadha, MD is a board‑certified gastroenterologist who specializes in preventive gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screening, and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. He completed his fellowship at Sunrise Health GME in Las Vegas and previously trained in internal medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Connecticut.
In the majority of cases, it is provoked by an ingested substance, a stomach infection (viral, bacterial or parasitic), or excessive stress levels.
No. Although early pregnancy is caused by hormonal changes, which lead to diarrhea, countless other factors can be the causative agent such as diet or infection.
Yes. Stress and anxiety may also change gut motility and fluid regulation resulting in loose and urgent stools.
Get urgent treatment in case of blood in your stool, fever with more than 102 deg F (38.9 deg C), extreme dehydration (dry mouth, dizzy spells), and unmanageable pain.
Not necessarily. IBS, IBD, celiac disease, or any other non-cancerous conditions may result in chronic diarrhea. Intraprostatic prostate should never be ignored.
When diarrhea continues past two days or sooner when you are feeling weak, dizzy, feeling severely dehydrated or showing some frightening signs, such as bloody diarrheal.
Yes. Antibiotics may change the equilibrium of the healthy bacteria in your gut and this is why you may develop antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
BrAT: This diet should be followed - bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast - and lots of water or oral rehydration fluid to replace the lost electrolytes.
In many cases, yes. Gut flora can be restored with the help of probiotics. The question to ask Dr. Chadha is what strain and dose to use.
The major code is the R19.7 of unspecified diarrhea. The K59.1 may be the functional diarrhea.
