Introduction: Anomalous congenital bands are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with only five previously reported cases involving duodenal obstruction. We present a fifth case of duodenal ...

If an underlying condition such as GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, or peptic ulcer disease is causing your epigastric pain, you’ll likely require acid-blocking medications. You may also require ...

Using over-the-counter NSAIDs for the occasional headache or achy back won’t typically cause a peptic ulcer. Rather, peptic ulcer disease is something that can occur with longer-term use of NSAIDs, ...

Cases of norovirus, a wretched and highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. A new strain of norovirus, called GII.

Drinking black coffee on an empty stomach offers benefits like improved ... Persons with prior histories of digestive complications, including ulcer or acid reflux. Individual with tendencies ...

Certain drinks, such as cabbage juice or honey water, may help soothe stomach ulcers, though people may wish to avoid other drinks, such as alcohol and coffee. Stomach ulcers are sores that form ...

Background and Aim: Following successful endoscopic therapy in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding, rebleeding occurs in 20% of patients. Rebleeding remains the most important determinant of poor ...

Therefore, our aim was to evaluate duodenal mucosal integrity and low-grade inflammation in patients with FD. Design Duodenal biopsy specimens were obtained from 15 patients with FD fulfilling the ...

The stomach bug is officially in town and this year, it’s an especially bad one. Norovirus outbreaks are at the highest level they’ve been in over a decade, according to the Centers for ...

In just the past month, 890 cases (781 passengers and 109 cruise employees) of stomach illness occurred across five recorded outbreaks. Sixteen outbreaks occurred in total from January 3 to ...