Information for Patients

All patients who wish to consult with the Colo-Rectal Specialist, must obtain a Referral from their General Practitioner. Following your Initial Consultation, a detailed explanation will be given to you, with regard to your condition and any further treatment that may be required.

Please phone 02 9399 5411 to arrange an appointment.

• Anal Abscess / Anal Fistula
• Anal Bleeding / Rectum Bleeding
• Anal Fissures / Fissure in Ano
• Anal Irritation / Anal Itching
• Anal Lumps / Anal Masses
• Anal Warts / Genital Warts (also called Condyloma)
• Bowel Polyps / Colon Polyps
• Bowel Problems? Is it sore or not? / Anal Pain
• Cancer of the Colon and Rectum / Carcinoma of Bowel
• Colonoscopy
• Constipation / Hard Stools
• Diarrhoea / Loose Stools
• Diverticulitis / Diverticulosis
• Faecal Occult Blood Test. (FOBT) Bowel Cancer and Polyp Screening
• Haemorrhoids / Hemorrhoids
  • External Haemorrhoids / External Hemorrhoids
  • Internal Haemorrhoids / Internal Hemorrhoids
• Incontinence of Faeces: A New Treatment
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
• Crohn's Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Proctitis
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Spastic Colon / Spastic Colitis / Mucous Colitis
• Peri-anal Haematoma / Peri-anal Hematoma
• Proctalgia Fugax
• Pilonidal Disease / Pilonidal Sinus / Pilonidal Cyst
• P.P.H / Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy
• Rectal Prolapse
• Sources of Fibre Table / Fibre Diet Chart
• Symptoms
  • Anal Bleeding / Rectum Bleeding
  • Anal Irritation / Anal Itching
  • Anal Lumps / Anal Masses
  • Bowel Problems? Is it sore or not? / Anal Pain
  • Constipation / Hard Stools
  • Diarrhoea / Loose Stools
• The Diseases of the Digestive System' / Digestive Disease Anatomy (New Window)

With all these symptoms a colonoscopy may be necessary.
With some of these symptoms an Endoscopy may be neccesary.