Patient Resources
Clinical Services:
Speak with a Nurse Clinician:
If you have questions and need to speak with one of our GI Nurse Clinicians, please call (573)882-4272 or (573)882-5621. Nurse clinicians are available Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST.
Clinic Referrals and Appointments:
Clinic referrals and appointments to the Digestive Health Center can be made by calling (573)884-7600, option 1. Phones are answered Monday–Friday every day from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST
Prescription Refills:
Patients should ask for prescription refills at the time of their clinic appointments. However, if a patient runs out of a medication before their next scheduled appointment, , he/she may call the Digestive Health Center at (573) 884-7600, option 2.
Endoscopy Services at University Hospital, Columbia Regional Hospital, and the Digestive Health Center at Fairview:
To schedule a screening colonoscopy, please call (573)882-1434, option 1 or toll-free at 1-866-442-8685.
VA Hospital Clinical and Endoscopic Services:
The GI Lab at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran Affairs Hospital may be contacted by calling 573-814-6469, or 573-814-6000, ext. 3345.
Patient Resource and Helpful GI Links:
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Anatomy and functions:
Common GI Procedures & What to Expect
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Capsule Enteroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
- Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophageal Capsule Study
- Esophageal Manometry
- Esophageal pH Study
- 48-Hour Bravo Esophageal pH Test
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Remicade Infusions
- Phlebotomies
- Transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS)
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy (PEG) Tubes & replacement tubes
Common GI Disorders:
- Upper GI tract disorders:
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal strictures
- Esophageal varicies
- Esophagitis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Hiatal hernia
- Peptic Ulcers
- Stomach cancer
- Liver Disorders:
- Bowel Disorders:
- Abdominal pain
- Anal disorders
- Anal itch (Pruitus Ani)
- Amyloidosis
- Appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Colorectal Cancer
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diarrhea
- Diverticular Disease
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroparesis
- GI bleeding
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS)
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Pancreobiliary disorders:
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