Our services

Novant Health Gastroenterology – Hilton Head offers comprehensive care for disorders of the digestive system. Our providers use advanced diagnostic tools to get a clear picture of your digestive health. With that information combined with a review of your symptoms and input from other providers involved in your care, they will develop an individualized treatment plan to address concerns, lessen discomfort and meet your health goals.

Conditions our providers regularly treat include:

• Abdominal pain or discomfort
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn’s and colitis)
• Ulcers
• Gallbladder concerns
• Heartburn (acid reflux; gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD)
• Bloating or indigestion
• Blood in stool (due to colon polyps, hemorrhoids or colorecatal cancer)
• Changes in bowel habits
• Unexplained weight loss or appetite changes (due to celiac disease, chronic pancreatitis or gastrointestinal cancers)
• Liver concerns including elevated liver enzymes (due to fatty liver disease, hepatitis, or other liver conditions)

Gastrointestinal procedures our patients have access to include:

• Capsule endoscopy (to view the gastrointestinal tract)
• Colonoscopy (for screening or diagnostic purposes)
• EGD (upper endoscopy; to examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine)
• Abdominal ultrasound
• Abdominal ultrasound (in which non-invasive ultrasound technology is used to examine the esophagus, stomach and small intestine)
• Liver biopsy