Bumrungrad’s Digestive Disease (GI) Center offers expert-led, high-tech, and patient-centered care for digestive disorders, ensuring accurate diagnosis and the best treatment outcomes.

An anal fistula usually develops from an abscess around the anus, appearing as a red, swollen bump and possibly with pus. The surgeon will choose the most suitable method for each individual patient, focusing on achieving a complete cure, preventing recurrence, and avoiding damaging the sphincter muscles.

Get to Know Assistant Professor Dr. Yuthana Satawatthamrong, Head of the Digestive Disease Center and Specialist in Gastroenterology.

Get to Know Emeritus Professor Dr. Arun Rojanasakul, Head of the Colorectal Surgery Center and Specialist in Colorectal Surgery.

Hand-foot-mouth disease is a contagious disease that is caused by viruses that belong to the Enterovirus family. It usually affects infants and children under 5 years old, occasionally adults will also get the disease. Hand, food, and mouth disease spreads through close personal contact.

Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. The diarrhea can be severe, and lead to dehydration (loss of body fluid). Rotavirus spreads easily. The virus is found in the stool of people who are infected with the virus. It is spread by hands, diapers, or objects like toys, changing tables, or doorknobs that have a small amount of the stool on them.

The risk of Japanese encephalitis is very low for most travelers, but it is higher for people living or traveling for long periods in areas where the disease is common. Most people infected with Japanese encephalitis virus do not have any symptoms at all. Others might have symptoms as mild as a fever and headache, or as serious as encephalitis.

Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes that can lead to vision impairment or even blindness if left untreated. Caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the blood vessels in the retina, this condition can develop silently.

The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines use genetically engineered mRNA to give your cells instructions for how to make the spike protein found on the surface of the COVID-19 virus. After vaccination, your immune cells begin making the spike protein pieces and displaying them on cell surfaces. This causes your body to create antibodies that will fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 spreads mainly by droplets or aerosols from the nose or mouth of infected person. The onset of symptoms is around 2-14 days.