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What is a gastroenterologist going to look at?

During the physical exam, your gastroenterologist will look at the following:

  • Examination of your stomach - the specialist will be looking for any bulges, scars, bloating, and how firm your belly is.
  • Auscultation - the gastroenterologist will listen to the sounds your bowels make. They will listen in several different places over the stomach. 
  • Palpation - the gastroenterologist will push on several regions of your abdomen. They are feeling for areas of tenderness or masses. The specialist may ask you to take a deep breath or hold your breath as they push on your stomach. 
  • Rectal exam - the gastroenterologist will examine to see any problems with muscle tone, hemorrhoids, or bleeding.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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