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Friday, October, 30, 2009

How To Get Rid Of Stomach Bloat

Coated aspirin no safer for the stomach, experts say

October 03, 2008
If you're one of the many people who take coated aspirin to protect your stomach, Harvard experts say plain aspirin may have the same effect on your stomach as the more expensive tablets. Though the coating on 'buffered' aspirin does keep it from dissolving in the stomach as quickly, it's the way the medication works to control pain that causes the stomach damage, not the tablet itself. 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 »
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 »
Acid Reflux (GERD) and the Esophagus
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which acids from the stomach move backward into the esophagus (an action called reflux). Reflux occurs if the muscular actions in... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Introduction
...anus. It is a complex organ system that first carries food from the mouth down the esophagus to the stomach. Food then travels through the small and large intestines before being excreted through... Read more »

Medications

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...(nye-ZAT-ih-deen)Uses Nizatidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and... Read more »

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... Uses Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines. It may be used to... Read more »

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...(ran-IT-uh-deen)Uses Ranitidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and... Read more »

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...(sye-MET-uh-deen)Uses Cimetidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines... Read more »

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...is used to treat symptoms caused by too much stomach acid such as heartburn, upset stomach,... Read more »

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