When to see a gastroenterologist
Most digestive symptoms are common and very treatable. The reason to see a specialist is persistence: symptoms that keep returning, or that have started to change, deserve a proper assessment rather than another round of guesswork.
A confidential consultation
You talk through your symptoms and history with the clinician, unhurried and in plain language, in English or Arabic.
A clear assessment plan
Where examination or testing may help, such as a gastroscopy or colonoscopy, it is explained and agreed with you first. Nothing happens without your consent.
Answers you can understand
Findings are explained clearly, with a plan for what happens next and what you can do yourself.
What we investigate
The clinic assesses and manages the most common digestive conditions, and performs the day-case procedures used to diagnose them.
Reflux and heartburn (GERD)
From occasional heartburn to persistent reflux that no longer responds to pharmacy remedies.
Bowel conditions
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and assessment of inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Constipation and diarrhoea
Persistent changes in bowel habit, investigated properly rather than managed blindly.
Day-case endoscopy at Swift
EGD · ColonoscopyGastroscopy and colonoscopy at Swift are day-case procedures: you arrive, are looked after by the clinical team, and go home the same day. Your suitability and comfort are always discussed at consultation first.
Consultation first
A specialist assesses whether a procedure is actually needed before anything is booked.
A dedicated day-surgery facility
Procedures are performed in our Jumeirah 1 centre, not a crowded hospital department.
Home the same day
Day-case by design: no overnight stay for routine diagnostic procedures.
Results explained properly
You leave understanding what was found and what, if anything, happens next.
The questions people hesitate to ask
Digestive symptoms are among the most put-off appointments in medicine. Here is what patients most often want to know.
I'm embarrassed about my symptoms.
You will not be the first, and nothing you describe will surprise the team. Consultations are private and unhurried, and any examination is explained and agreed with you before it happens.
Will the procedure be uncomfortable?
Your comfort is discussed at the consultation before anything is booked, and the team looks after you throughout. Most patients tell us the anticipation was far worse than the procedure.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is needed. You can book a consultation directly on WhatsApp or through the form on this page.
What if something is found?
Your gastroenterologist explains any finding in plain language, together with a clear plan for what happens next. Most findings are common and manageable.
From first call to clear answers
Consultation
Talk through your symptoms in complete confidence, in English or Arabic.
Assessment plan
If a gastroscopy or colonoscopy may help, it is explained and agreed with you first.
Procedure day
A day-case visit to our Jumeirah 1 centre. Home the same day.
Results & follow-up
Findings explained clearly, with a written plan for what comes next.
Explore the procedures
Each procedure has its own guide covering what it involves, how to prepare and what to expect on the day.
Colonoscopy
The day-case examination of the large bowel: screening, investigating symptoms, and finding answers.
Read the colonoscopy guideEndoscopy (gastroscopy)
The camera examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum, for reflux, pain and swallowing problems.
Read the endoscopy guideAcid reflux & GERD
Consultation-led care for heartburn and reflux that keeps coming back.
Read the reflux guideYour questions, answered
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