Health Information

Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. More

Types of Haemorrhoids

There are three types of haemorrhoids: Internal haemorrhoids, external haemorrhoids, and interno-external haemorrhoids. Signs and symptoms may be different between the first two types of haemorrhoids. More

Intestinal Parasitic Infection

An intestinal parasite lives in the intestines (guts). Common ones include roundworms, pinworms, hookworms, tapeworms and liver flukes. More

Oesophageal Cancer

Oesophageal cancer is more common among male population and the male to female ratio is about 4.2 to 1. It caused 297 deaths in 2017, accounting for 2.1% of all cancer deaths. It was the tenth leading cause of cancer deaths in Hong Kong. More

Intestinal metaplasia

Intestinal metaplasia refers to the growth of intestinal cells in the stomach wall. Some studies have shown that it is related to Helicobacter pylori, heredity, diet (high-salt foods, smoking, alcohol abuse) and chronic bile reflux. More