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Health Encyclopedia: Surgery For Weight Loss
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Surgical procedures for obesity may be appropriate for some dangerously obese people and may reduce heart problems and many of their risk factors, including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and diabetes. In fact, some evidence suggests that surgery may provide much greater control of weight and diabetes than nonsurgical weight-loss methods. Studies are reporting significant reductions in diabetes and need for diabetic medications. Other medical conditions that often improve afte...
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Expert & Community Posts
Are You a Candidate for Obesity Surgery? Part 2
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...it Work?The procedure involves creating a pouch of stomach whose volume is no bigger than those... Read more »
Nexium extinguished my heartburn, but do I still have acid reflux?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...disease and previous damage to the pylorus (of the stomach). Bile reflux is frequently... Read more »
GERD Questions: Hiatal Hernia and Schatzki's ring
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...hernias are defects in the diaphragm that allow the stomach to slide up into the chest. While... Read more »
What is a TEE Heart Test?
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert...gastroenterologist places a scope in the esophagus and stomach to look at these organs.The... Read more »
Gastric Stasis Linked To Migraine
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...caused by gastric stasis, delayed emptying of the stomach. There have also been questions about... Read more »
Health Guide
Peptic Ulcers: Introduction
...peptic ulcer is an open sore or raw area that tends to develop in one of two places:The lining of the stomach (called gastric ulcers), orThe upper part of the small intestine -- the duodenum... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Complications
...pylori or NSAIDs can be very serious if they progress to the point of hemorrhage or perforation of the stomach or duodenum. Of the people who get ulcers, up to 15% will experience some degree of... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Treatment for Bleeding Ulcers
...(a thin, flexible plastic tube) into the patient's mouth and down the esophagus (food pipe) into the stomach.Endoscopy Used for Diagnosing Bleeding Ulcers and Determining Risk for Rebleeding.... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Diagnosis
...bloating, and abdominal pain. It occurs more often in women.Dyspepsia may also occur with gastritis, stomach cancer, or as a side effect of certain drugs, including NSAIDs, antibiotics, iron,... Read more »Scleroderma: Treatment for Gastrointestinal Problems
for Gastrointestinal ProblemsTreatments for abnormalities in the esophagus and stomach are generally the same as those for gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or heartburn. Many non-prescription... Read more »Images
Medications
...(nye-ZAT-ih-deen)Uses Nizatidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and... Read more »
... Uses Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines. It may be used to... Read more »
...(ran-IT-uh-deen)Uses Ranitidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and... Read more »
...(sye-MET-uh-deen)Uses Cimetidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines... Read more »
...is used to treat symptoms caused by too much stomach acid such as heartburn, upset stomach,... Read more »
Related News
Stomach Bug May Protect Against Asthma
July 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Something missing from our stomachs may be the reason behind the recent rise asthma cases. Researchers from New York University... Read summary »
Why Gastric Bypass Helps Diabetics
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New evidence explains why patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery get their diabetes symptoms under control quickly --... Read summary »
Brush Your Way to a Healthy Baby
April 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Could better dental hygiene lead to healthier babies? Investigators who looked at bacteria in the stomach contents of newborns... Read summary »
Surgery-Free Treatments for GERD
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two non-surgical treatments may bring relief to patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The painful condition is... Read summary »
Stopping the Stomach Flu
July 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers could be close to discovering a treatment for the common "stomach flu" thanks to an immune sensor that detects... Read summary »
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