Reasons for consultation
Gastrointestinal symptoms often overlap, and test results do not always provide a simple answer. A specialist consultation brings the history, previous investigations and the effect on daily life together to establish the most useful diagnosis and treatment plan.
- Abdominal pain, bloating or unexplained digestive symptoms
- Persistent diarrhoea, constipation or altered bowel habits
- Reflux, indigestion or swallowing difficulty
- Iron-deficiency anaemia or possible gastrointestinal bleeding
- Possible coeliac disease or abnormal gastrointestinal investigations
- Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory bowel disease
- Second opinions and complex diagnostic or treatment decisions
Your care, your decisions
Seeing a new specialist can feel uncertain. A consultation is an opportunity to explain what has been happening, ask questions and understand the available options. Associate Professor Vasudevan's role is to listen, provide specialist advice and explain the reasoning clearly, so that decisions can be made with you and reflect your priorities.
When colonoscopy or gastroscopy is recommended, it can be arranged through a coordinated and timely pathway. Direct-to-procedure referrals may also be available where suitable.