Gut & liver health, explained by the specialist
The explanations Dr Paliwal gives in clinic — on acidity, IBS, fatty liver, constipation, ulcers and screening — written for patients in Delhi.
IBS vs IBD: how to tell the difference, and why it matters
Both cause cramps, bloating and altered bowel habit — but one is a functional disorder and the other is inflammation that can damage the gut. Dr Maneesh Paliwal explains the signs that separate them.
Bloated after every meal? Six causes and how each is treated
Bloating is not 'just gas'. It has a mechanism — and a breath test, a diet trial or a motility study usually reveals it.
Fatty liver is reversible — here is the plan that works
Grade 2 fatty liver is not a life sentence. A hepatologist explains what the FibroScan really tells you and the changes that reverse fat and inflammation.
Acid reflux every day? When it stops being acidity and becomes GERD
Daily antacids are a warning sign, not a solution. Learn the alarm symptoms, the tests that confirm reflux, and why a third of 'GERD' patients don't have it.
Can your diet cause a stomach ulcer? Separating myths from H. pylori
Spicy food, stress, milk — the folklore around ulcers is mostly wrong. The real causes are a bacterium and painkillers, and both are curable.
Why every adult in Delhi should plan a colonoscopy at 45
Colon cancer is rising in Indian cities and is one of the few cancers that can be prevented — by removing the polyps it grows from.
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Ask on WhatsAppConditions covered
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Pain, bloating and altered bowels — treated by subtype
Symptoms, tests & treatmentFatty Liver (NAFLD/MASLD)
Grade 1–3, FibroScan and a reversal plan
Symptoms, tests & treatmentGERD (Reflux Disease)
Chronic reflux, confirmed and controlled
Symptoms, tests & treatmentConstipation
Motility lab and biofeedback, not more laxatives
Symptoms, tests & treatmentPeptic Ulcer & Gastritis
Ulcers and gastritis, cured at the cause
Symptoms, tests & treatmentColon Cancer Screening & Polyps
Screening colonoscopy, polyp removal
Symptoms, tests & treatmentBloating
Distension with a mechanism, not just gas
Symptoms, tests & treatmentHepatitis B & C
B controlled, C cured
Symptoms, tests & treatmentWhat patients say on Google
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