Manisha “Mona” Dave, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Author at Pediatric Gastroenterology - Mona Dave, MD

20 Jun Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

Posted at 09:00h in Crohn’s Disease, Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that causes chronic inflammation of the intestines. For reasons that are not yet clearly understood, the child’s immune system becomes abnormally active against his or her own intestines. Researchers aren’t sure what causes this, but IBD seems to...

15 Jun Is It a Stomach Bug or Could It Be Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome?

Posted at 09:13h in Gastroenterology, Walk With a Doc

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a condition in which children have repeated or cycles of vomiting with periods of being completely symptom-free in between the episodes. Parents often have mistaken the vomiting episodes as a “stomach bug” or “food poisoning.” The vomiting episodes are extremely...

09 Jun Does Your Child Have Allergies?

Posted at 09:20h in Allergies, Endoscopy, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Walk With a Doc

If your child has asthma, eczema, or environmental allergies, then it is possible that your child may also have eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Children with EoE commonly have other allergic diseases. EoE is becoming an increasingly recognized cause of difficulty swallowing solid food as well as...

06 Jun Understanding Celiac Disease

Posted at 09:50h in Celiac Disease, Walk With a Doc

Celiac disease (also known as CD, celiac sprue, or gluten intolerance) in children tends to have digestive disorders that may result in growth problems. Celiac disease prevents the body from absorbing essential nutrients (nutrient malabsorption) resulting in diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal distention, failure to thrive,...

18 May What Is Ulcerative Colitis?

Posted at 09:13h in Gastroenterology, Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the lining of the large intestine (colon) becomes inflamed and ulcers develop, which produce mucus and pus. UC occurs when the body's immune system mistakes food and other necessary materials in the intestine for...

Author: Manisha “Mona” Dave, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist

20 Jun Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

15 Jun Is It a Stomach Bug or Could It Be Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome?

09 Jun Does Your Child Have Allergies?

06 Jun Understanding Celiac Disease

18 May What Is Ulcerative Colitis?

Phone
972-265-8222

Fax
972-265-8224

Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm
Friday: 8am to Noon

Address
13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610
Frisco, TX 75034

Author: Manisha “Mona” Dave, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist

20 Jun Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

15 Jun Is It a Stomach Bug or Could It Be Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome?

09 Jun Does Your Child Have Allergies?

06 Jun Understanding Celiac Disease

18 May What Is Ulcerative Colitis?

Phone 972-265-8222

Fax 972-265-8224

Hours Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm Friday: 8am to Noon

Address 13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610 Frisco, TX 75034

Phone
972-265-8222

Fax
972-265-8224

Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm
Friday: 8am to Noon

Address
13192 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 610
Frisco, TX 75034