Dr. Bharat Pothuri is a board-certified gastroenterologist and the founder of GastroDoxs. With extensive experience in digestive health, he specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, chronic GI disorder management, and preventive care. Dr. Pothuri is dedicated to providing expert, patient-focused insights to help improve gut health and overall well-being.
He requests regarding time, length, and course of your epigastric pain, diarrhea or blood. He examines recent travel, antibiotic administration, food exposures and a history of immune-compromising states. Close abdominal abdominal examination is performed to test tenderness, guarding, or distention.
Regular labs involve complete blood count to examine the presence of increased white cells, CRP/ESR to determine the presence of inflammation, and basic metabolic to determine hydration and electrolytes. He can also request liver functioning to eliminate hepatobiliary reasons.
In the low confidence area or when the symptoms are severe, Dr. Pothuri will conduct flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy with specific biopsies. He further orders stool studies-culture, C. difficile toxin assay or a multiplex PCR panel-to diagnose specific pathogens and assume therapy.
Infection prevention is a fortunate opportunity to provide an infection-free atmosphere and improve the outcomes of the whole process significantly.
Dr. Pothuri has treated more than 1.5K patients, helping individuals improve their digestive health and overall well-being through expert, personalized care.
With over 20 years of experience, GastroDoxs has been a trusted provider of gastroenterology care, focusing on delivering the best outcomes for patients
Dr. Bharat Pothuri is a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. With extensive experience in digestive health, he specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, chronic GI disorder management, and preventive care. Dr. Pothuri is dedicated to providing expert, patient-focused insights to help improve gut health and overall well-being.
This is occasioned by bacteria, viruses or parasite infections, which inflame the colon.
It causes such symptoms as diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and sometimes blood in stools.
To diagnose the infection, your doctor might request stool tests, blood tests and colonoscopy.
The treatment depends upon the cause and it can be based on antibiotics, hydration, and supportive treatment.
Risk of being infected is limited by good hygiene and safe food handling, and clean water.
Immediately adapt medical services, in case of severe diarrhea, dehydration, fever, or blood in the stool.
Treatment is in most cases effective in resolving the cases, however severe infections could lead to complications in case of not being treated.
