The GI Center also provides nutritional assessment and counseling, including calorie counts and menu planning for the overweight child, as well as the patient with special dietary restrictions. It also provides subspecialty clinics in inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux and encopresis. A procedure done when the patient persists with symptoms and has no improvement. Early diagnosis can prevent gastric ulcers as well as gastric cancer.
Early detection can prevent unnecessary discomforts and can be treated with adequate diet.