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.
Eosinophilic colitis is a rare smallpox of the gut in which eosinophils (type of white blood cells) accumulate in the colon causing inflammation, pains and digestive problems.
He will investigate your symptoms, food allergies, and allergy history, and family history of immune disorders.
Laboratory tests of high eosinophil level and inflammatory sign. There is the use of stool tests to determine the occult blood and rule out infections.
Inflamed areas are identified by direct observation of the lining of the colon with the assistance of colonoscopy.
During the colonoscopy, small fragments of colon tissue are taken to determine the number of eosinophils to determine the diagnosis.
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.
Eosinophilic colitis can be brought about by allergies, hyper immune response, and family history of allergy/immune disorders.
It is a very uncommon disease and it has a rate of occurrence less than 1 in 100,000.
This is unlike the ulcerative colitis where a biopsy of a colonoscopy will show that the eosinophils are highly expressed in eosinophilic colitis.
Colonoscopy and stool tissue sample, tests of allergy, and blood tests are usually required.
Yes. The improvement of symptoms may be reached through the identification and elimination of triggering foods (e.g., dairy, gluten, eggs).
Even though it has not been tested to have a cure, most patients can be alleviated with the appropriate treatment and this is long-lasting.
The initial therapies consist of steroids to cure inflammation and biologic treatment to cure the chronic treatment.
Medical and dietary treatment without surgery does not necessarily positively respond to the majority of patients.
Yes. We are guided by the latest evidence based and guidelines of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.
Most insurance covers diagnostic tests and treatments. Our staff will check up the following on your behalf.
