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 ileitis is a highly rare inflammatory disease in which the eosinophils (type of white blood cell) are accumulated in the ileum, the end of the small intestine. This buildup leads to swelling and abdominal pain, cramping and digestive upsets.
He investigates your history of symptoms, diet, history of allergies and moves on to complete a certain abdominal examination.
We enumerate the presence of eosinophil and signs of inflammation as the indicator of the activity of immune system.
The stool analysis is performed to rule out infections and establish the digestive capacity.
A digital minimum endoscopy enables Dr. Rishi to view the ileum using the naked eye and sample the tissues to ascertain that the tissues have eosinophilic infiltration.
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.
Usually allergy to food or immunological issues. Gene and environmental role can also be involved.
It is not general but rather is seen more often as there is exposure to a lot of allergens.
The best diet and medication plan starts to work after 2-4 weeks and the majority of patients start to get better.
No. You will feel relaxed and by the time you regain consciousness; you will have spent a good time with very little or no presence of the operation.
Yes. Dr. Chadha treats both the children and the adults with this condition.
Very few patients do. Majority may improve with change of diet, medication intake or endoscopic examination.
Not always. Dr. So you will not just go through testing like Chadha will do.
Yes. We have the opportunity to refer you to local and online resources of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders in our clinic.
No. The diagnosis must be done using the assistance of special blood test, imaging, and regular biopsy conducted by a GI specialist.
Visit the Mayo Clinic page: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eosinophilic-gastroenteritis
