Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology focuses on the health of the digestive system or the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal system is responsible for the digestion of food, absorption of nutrients and removal of waste from the body. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat diseases that occur in the gastrointestinal system.
These are specialists that focus on:
• The physiology or normal function of gastrointestinal organs
• The motility or movement of food through the digestive tract
• The digestion or breakdown of food
• The absorption of nutrients
• The removal of waste from the body
All normal activity and disorders pertaining to the digestive organs are treated by the gastroenterologist. They care for patients in an outpatient / clinic or hospital setting.