Care for your digestive health

Where does it hurt?

Choose an area to see the conditions Dr Ray treats there.

1. 1Upper right abdomen

   Pain under the right ribs, often after fatty meals, sometimes with nausea.

   • Gallstones
   • Liver & gallbladder conditions

2. 2Navel & groin

   A bulge or lump near the belly button or in the groin, which may ache when you lift or bend.

   • Hernia

3. 3Lower abdomen & back passage

   Pain or bleeding when you pass stool, itching, or swelling or a lump around the back passage.

   • Piles
   • Fissure
   • Fistula
   • Colon & rectum

4. 4Stomach, weight & the whole digestive tract

   Weight that is affecting your health, or a condition anywhere along the digestive tract that needs specialist surgery.

   • Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery
   • Cancers of the digestive system

Many of these operations can be done by keyhole methods: robotic or laparoscopic surgery. This guide is not a diagnosis.