The directory lists 62 gastroenterologists for the whole country

Stomach ache in Atyrau? You can find a doctor, as many as six. In Semey you can too, but there are only two, and they have already seen the whole city. Kazakhstan has 62 listings with a gastroenterologist: 16 in Shymkent, 13 in Almaty, and in most cities of the country, zero. There is no doctor of your own nearby. There is still someone to go to, you just need to start somewhere else

Where do you look for a gastroenterologist?

These are listings marked specifically as a gastroenterologist. Doctors also work in multi-specialty clinics, where the listing is made for the whole clinic, so search by the clinic's name too, not only by specialty

In Oral, behind the two gastroenterologist listings stands a clinic with more doctors. ГастроHelp, our partner, sees patients at Abulkhair Khan Avenue 177, and seven specialists work there. Among them are top-category gastroenterologists, a pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist for children from age 6, an endoscopist, and ultrasound doctors. A consultation, a gastroscopy (FGDS), an abdominal ultrasound, and a breath test for Helicobacter can all be done in one visit. The clinic works on weekdays from 08:00 to 16:00 and on Saturday from 08:00 to 12:00, and by the price list a gastroenterologist appointment costs 13,000 ₸ and an FGDS costs 18,000 ₸

When should you see a gastroenterologist immediately?

There are signs that call for emergency help:

1. Vomiting blood or black, tar-like stool
2. Sudden stomach pain so sharp that it is hard to straighten up
3. Stomach pain with a high temperature
4. Yellowing of the skin or the whites of the eyes
5. Fast weight loss for no reason

Here you need an ambulance or an emergency room. A specialist appointment a week from now is dangerous in such cases

Where do you start if there is no gastroenterologist nearby?

Start with a general practitioner. They will order the first tests, and with the results in hand your talk with the specialist will be shorter and cheaper, even if you have to travel to another city

The usual first set for digestive complaints is a complete blood count, a blood chemistry panel, and an abdominal ultrasound. After that, a gastroscopy or a breath test for Helicobacter bacteria may be needed. The doctor decides the exact list, not the internet

When you go to the appointment, take your previous tests and a list of the medicines you take. This saves both time and money

What should you write down before seeing a gastroenterologist?

• When it started and what you link it to
• How it relates to food: before, during, after, and how long after
• What you have already tried and whether it helped
• Which medicines you take regularly, vitamins included

The doctor will ask these questions, and an answer written down in advance is more accurate than what you recall in the office

A separate observation about ratings

The average rating for gastroenterologists is 4.42. Across the whole beauty and health market the median is 4.80, and for massage therapists and cosmetologists it is 4.90. Doctors are rated more strictly, and in this niche the spread of ratings means something, unlike salons, where almost everyone has 4.9

Where the numbers come from

The open 2GIS directory, August 2026: 62 active listings in Kazakhstan with gastroenterologist specified as the specialty, 57 of them have a rating