Genes Yield Clues to Ulcerative Colitis
Fifteen newly identified genes may offer a better understanding of the cause of ulcerative colitis and its ties to Crohn’s disease.
Category : stomach,intestine & Digestive disease : Health & Medical
The Truth About Heartburn and GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is the most common digestive disorder in the United States today. It is in most cases caused by lifestyle. Some of these causes you might not even know about. The long term consequences of this disorder can be extremely dangerous.
Autoimmune Hepatitis: An Expert Interview With Steven L. Flamm, MD
Steven L. Flamm, MD, discusses the latest information regarding this autoimmune liver disease, as framed by data presented at AASLD 2007.
How Should Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Be Managed?
A Medscape reader asks our gastroenterology expert if weight loss is safe for a patient with NAFLD.
Queasy? Crampy? Bloated?
Tummy troubles are especially common this time of year. Here, seven reasons why -- and how to ease the pain.
Quick and Easy Summertime Recipes
Enjoy these easy recipes that are great for summertime, and have the added benefit of being heartburn-friendly.
Day Eighteen Sample Menu
Dinner Entree: Beef Loaf
Premalignant Conditions of the Esophagus: When to Follow Up?
New guidelines delineate which patients do, and which do not, require follow-up after index examinations.
Incomplete Mucosal Recovery in Celiac Disease
Is biopsy the most effective way for clinicians to determine mucosal recovery in celiac disease, and does timing matter?
All About Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is scientifically known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). It is a disease characterized by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus resulting to chronic symptoms or mucosal damage.
Update on Basic and Clinical Aspects of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
How does eosinophilic esophagitis develop and present in patients?
Acid Reflux Diet - Breakfast Menus - Day 6
Sample menu for breakfast for the heartburn sufferer.
Mylanta
Mylanta acts as an antacid and is most commonly used in the treatment of heartburn, gastritis, hiatal hernias and peptic ulcer. It is also used to treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Lower GI Endoscopy: Guidance on Indications for Biopsy
What is the safest and most effective way to undertake an endoscopic biopsy in order to properly diagnose and manage a range of lower gastrointestinal diseases?
Dry Blood Spot Testing for HCV in People Who Injected Drugs
Is dry blood spot testing a safe and effective way to test for HCV in injection-drug users?
What Appears to Be Asthma At Age 50 May Actually Be Acid Reflux
When is asthma not asthma? When it's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the chronic heartburn that has become the primary GI disease of the waning days of the 20th century.
What Are the Causes of Nausea & Bloating?
Abdominal bloating is a condition of the stomach or intestines that creates a full, tight, uncomfortable feeling. Nausea is the sensation of needing to vomit. While nausea and bloating can affect almost anyone, both conditions can be symptoms of an underlying illness. If you frequently have these sy
What Makes the Stomach Produce Too Much Acid?
Acid is naturally produced in your stomach to help regulate digestion. In some cases, your stomach produces too much acid. However, there are habits that directly influence stomach acid production which you can reverse in order to help correct the problem.
Best Remedy For Chronic Heartburn - Safe and Effective Relief From Chronic Heartburn
If you suffer from chronic heartburn then most probably you are taking medication in the form of H2 Blockers or Proton Pump Inhibitors. This is usual, but is this the best remedy for chronic heartburn? This articles explores the possibility of combining simple changes of diet and lifestyle with a to
Acid Reflux Part 3 - Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR)
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux presents it own set of symptoms, aside from those caused by GERD.Read here to see the symptoms, possible causes, diagnoses, and treatments for this form of Acid Reflux.