Dr. Christian Diaz Stone MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
9260 W SUNSET RD 302 LAS VEGAS NV, 89148Rating
5/5
About
Christian Diaz Stone is a gastroenterologist practicing in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to seeing general GI patients, he is an internationally recognized expert in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and has conducted research on Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative colitis since completing his GI training in 2001. Named as a Top Doctor in Las Vegas, Dr. Stone earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley and medical degree at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He completed Internal Medicine training at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and Gastroenterology Fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine. He also received a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from St. Louis University. Board certified in Gastroenterology, Dr. Stone is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, and Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Dr. Stone has been a principal or co-investigator in dozens of clinical trials investigating novel IBD pharmaceuticals and has been an invited presenter at numerous national and international medical conferences, including Digestive Disease Week, ACG Conference, and the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Conference. As a thought leader in IBD, Dr. Stone is a highly sought-after speaker for pharmaceutical industry, currently with the following companies: Janssen, Abbvie, Shire, and Takeda. In addition, he serves the public by volunteering and lecturing in the community for various Crohn’s and colitis events. Dr. Stone’s research has resulted in about 100 published books chapters, invited reviews and original manuscripts in peer-reviewed medical journals, including Gastroenterology, Nature, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and others.
Education and Training
Unicersity of California Berkeley BS 1991
University of California Irvine College of Medicine MD 1995
Thomas Jefferson Medical School 1998
Boston University School of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)
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Dr. Christian Diaz Stone MD, MPH's Expert Contributions
Should I be concerned?
Just 2 days of symptoms is probably not enough to require a doctor visit, but if the symptoms do not resolve after 1-2 weeks, or you develop blood in the stool, weight loss, then you should be seen. READ MORE
Mucous in stool
Unlikely to be cancer. Bleeding is usually from an anal fissure or internal hemorrhoids. Its not wrong to see the doctor though to reassure yourself. READ MORE
Acute pancreatitis
No. You are playing with fire. It is too dangerous to keep drinking alcohol. You have risk of another bout of pancreatitis and with necrosis. This could destroy your pancreas completely and you will not want to live if that were to happen. READ MORE
Hemorrhoid procedure decision
This is more the realm of a surgeon rather than a gastroenterologist. To my knowledge, the two methods you name have not been compared in a definitive randomized trial. They both can be helpful, so I think either choice is ok, but both are not as effective as a surgical hemorrhoidectomy. READ MORE
Do I have peptic ulcer disease, a gastrinoma or IBD?
What you describe is not concerning for either gastrinoma or IBD. Do your best to not allow your fears about these conditions to add to your anxiety. READ MORE
Sleeping and eating
I don't think what you describe is true as a general rule. How you feel after a meal and how soon you sleep afterwards depends on many factors and will change from day to day and even within the same day. Some of the factors are: what is ingested, how much is ingested, the fat and calorie content of what is ingested, the time of day, recent sleep patterns, mood, ingestion of medicines, alcohol, caffeine, etc etc. READ MORE
Is this some kind of warm in stool?
That does not appear to be a worm. To make a diagnosis of worm or any other parasite in stool requires a stool sample test for ova and parasites. READ MORE
What causes severe nausea and vomiting out of no where??
There are many causes for nausea, both GI and non-GI. I need more information, but common causes in your situation are manifestation of headache, marijuana or other drug use, anxiety/depression, recent enteric infection with post-infectious dyspepsia and functional nausea. READ MORE
Possible Bowel Obstruction?
Luckily, it doesn't sound like this is a bowel obstruction. Constipation prevents you from having a bowel movement, but the rest of the GI tract (stomach and small intestine primarily) tends to function normally. You probably need to be more aggressive treating the constipation with OTC or prescription medications. READ MORE
Related to NAFLD
It can but it usually requires significant weight loss and/or tight control of lipids, diabetes and hypertension. READ MORE
Do I have a blockage?
You probably had a bout of food poisoning or gastroenteritis. It should resolve with time and conservative management. If not, then see a GI doctor. READ MORE
Loose Stool
Sounds like you have a normal bowel pattern but you want the stools to be more formed. This might be accomplished by dietary changes, e.g. reducing carbohydrates and caffeine. You could also try an antidiarrheal like imodium at bedtime. Probiotics don't help. I would need to know more about your diet and daily activities to advise further. READ MORE
My stomach problems
Need more information, but most bloating and flatus are due to carbohydrate malabsorption. If you have constipation to then best to take more fiber and use laxatives. READ MORE
Bowl Issues
Those results sound like they came from an upper endoscopy. not a colonoscopy. The findings are not diagnostic for celiac but are sh0owing some non-specific inflammation. You will need to follow up with the doctor who obtained the biopsies. It's also important to know if you were on a gluten free diet at the time of the upper endoscopy. READ MORE
Gastrointenstinal
A lot going on. You need to get a good history from a competent physician. Chances are you have multiple explanations and different diagnoses for all of those symptoms. READ MORE
Swallowed Bottle Cap
It should pass but it may be hard to prove since you may not ever see it in the stool. If it is a plastic cap, then it will also be very hard to see on xrays. If there is any concern about it not passing then you will need to check an xray or CT scan of the abdomen and see if it shows up. READ MORE
Can I have a beer sometimes
I cannot say with confidence what caused or did not cause your prior pancreatitis. In general, if there were no gallstones in the gallbladder when it was removed, then the gallbladder would not usually be a cause of pancreatitis unless there was a lot of sludge. It seems reasonable to try some modest intake of alcohol. I would be careful and just drink one glass at a time, maybe 1-2 times per week. READ MORE
Any cause for concern
No cause for concern. READ MORE
White and gree egg looking be all in my stool
That looks like granules from a pill or capsule that you are taking. It's coming from one of your medicines or supplements, vitamins etc. READ MORE
Bowel movement
If you don't want to take laxatives, which you probably should, then you will need to take a lot more fiber in the diet (including metamucil or citrucel) and increase fruits and other natural laxatives like prunes, kiwis. I would also suggest drinking a laxative tea such as Smooth Move. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gut-enriched Krüppel-like factor regulates colonic cell growth through APC/beta-catenin pathway.
- The importance of having a mentor, and how to find one.
- The combined effect of maternal smoking and obesity on the risk of preeclampsia.
- Incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Prognosis in Clostridium difficile infection complicating inflammatory bowel disease.
- Specifying the risk of arterial thrombosis in inflammatory bowel disease.
- More bad news on Clostridium difficile in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Risk of arterial thrombotic events in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Efalizumab, a human monoclonal anti-CD11a antibody, in the treatment of moderate to severe Crohn's Disease: an open-label pilot study.
- The economic burden of inflammatory bowel disease: clear problem, unclear solution.
- Making sense of serologies: are they useful in indeterminate colitis?
- Clinical experience of natalizumab in Crohn's disease patients in a restricted distribution program.
- Increasing Volume but Decreasing Mortality of Hospitalized Hepatitis C Patients in the United States, 2005 to 2011.
- Portal vein thrombosis.
- Outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized leukemia patients: a nationwide analysis.
Clinical Trials
Areas of expertise and specialization
Awards
- Top Doc 2016
- Top Doc, Las Vegas 2017 Vegas Inc
- Top Doc 2018 Castle Connely
- Top Doc 2019 Desert Companion
Professional Memberships
- AGA
- ACG
- CCFA
Dr. Christian Diaz Stone MD, MPH's Practice location
Comprehensive Digestive Institute of Nevada
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