Upper Gi Endoscopy
Lifestyle Treatment and Prevention
People with heartburn should first try lifestyle and dietary changes. Some suggestions are:
- Avoid or reduce consumption of foods and beverages that contain caffeine, chocolate, garlic, onions, peppermint, spearmint, and alcohol. Both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees increase acid secretion.
- Avoid all carbonated drinks, because they increase the risk for GERD.
- Choose low-fat or skim dairy products, poultry, and fish
- Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables,...
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Preparing for Your Child's Endoscopy
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Q&A: Do I Need Another Endoscopy?
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Do I Have Crohn's Disease?
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Preparing your Child for an Endoscopy
Help, my child needs an Endoscopy "Help, the doctor said my child needs an endoscopy." I often get calls and emails from parents when... Read more »
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
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Endoscopy
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Endoscopy describes many procedures that look inside the body using some type of endoscope, a flexible tube with a small TV camera and a... Read more »
Endoscopy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Endoscopy is a way of looking inside the body using a flexible tube that has a small camera on the end of it. This instrument is called an... Read more »
Upper airway biopsy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Biopsy - upper airway References Yung RC, Boss EF. Tracheobronchial endoscopy. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds.... Read more »
EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an examination of the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and upper duodenum with a small camera (flexible... Read more »
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