Liver Disease

Your Best Guide to Hepatitis C Treatment

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that primarily affects the liver. While it might feel overwhelming, the good news is that effective hepatitis C treatments are widely available today. Thanks to medical advancements, this condition is now highly curable with the right medications and care. Let us understand the treatment options you can expect when

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Understanding FibroScan and How It Identifies the Condition of the Liver

At Austin Gastroenterology, our team is proud to provide you with diagnosis and treatment utilizing state-of-the-art technology. These tools help our teams render advanced services, more brief appointment types, and better outcomes compared to more traditional techniques. By offering liver elastography (FibroScan) to Austin, TX individuals, we are able to look after their liver health

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Honoring Liver Disease Awareness Month

As the air temperature starts to cool and your thoughts turn toward pumpkin spice, it is also critical to focus our attention on our health, including one of the most important and integral portions of the body – the liver. The liver is responsible for facilitating digestion, transforming food into energy, and filtering out toxic

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How is Hepatitis A Transmitted?

Hepatitis A is a viral infection of the liver that affects over a million people throughout the world each year. It causes the liver to swell and triggers symptoms like joint pain, fatigue, and nausea. Generally, the symptoms are mild and subside within a few weeks, but some cases can be serious. Fortunately, if you

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What Causes Hepatitis B?

There are approximately 1.2 million people in the United States who have hepatitis B, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). This is a type of liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus, or HBV. There are two

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What Does Your Liver Do?

The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. It weighs nearly 3 pounds and is located on the right side of the upper abdomen. It is a reddish-brown color, has a rubbery texture, and is protected under the rib cage. The liver is located close to the gallbladder, pancreas, and small intestine.

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What is Cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis is the buildup of scars (or fibrosis) in the tissue of the liver. The areas that have formed scars are unable to perform liver functions, such as helping fight infections, cleaning the blood, producing proteins from the food we eat, and assisting digestion and production/storage of energy. In the United States, two of the

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Dr. Carl Frank and Liver Disease Patient Raise Awareness and Warn Others

Austin Gastro physician, Dr. Carl Frank and his patient, Patricia Murphy, were interviewed by the Williamson County Sun on the issue of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and why it is so important to take action quickly if you are diagnosed with this increasingly common liver condition. Patricia Murphy didn’t take Dr. Frank seriously when

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