Nearly everyone has an attack of heartburn at some point in their lives. In the vast majority of cases the condition is temporary and mild, causing only short-term discomfort. If patients develop persistent gastroesophageal reflux disease with frequent relapses, and it remains untreated, serious complications may develop over time. Complications can include:
In spite of the fancy technology available to quantitate and qualitate reflux in kids, its identification remains what we call a clinical... Read more »
When looking into reflux symptoms one of the relatively new things for doctors to consider is eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). While... Read more »
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (or EE) was a hot topic at a gastroenterology conference I attended recently. EE is a chronic condition causing... Read more »
When you think about it, everyone has a strong opinion about food and eating. One adult may crave crunchy, salty chips while another needs... Read more »
I've been told, anecdotally, that people with bipolar disorder crave salt. That's certainly true for me. I add salt to foods described as... Read more »
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Heartburn, also known as gastric reflux or indigestion, happens after you eat and food is in your stomach. In the stomach, food is broken down by... Read more »
Takeda Pharmaceuticals has announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare has approved the use of Prevacid (sold as Takepron in Japan)... Read more »
Researchers have isolated an enzyme that may offer clues to the link between acid reflux and esophageal cancer. The enzyme, NOX5-S, is significantly... Read more »
The American College of Gastroenterology has developed new recommendations for testing patients for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Diagnosis and... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Esophagitis is the inflammation of the esophagus (the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach).The two principal types of... Read more »