In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, NUS scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human ...

Subepithelial lesions (SLEs) are often detected incidentally during endoscopic examination. They represent a heterogeneous ...

Objective To determine whether new users of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are at an increased risk of gastric cancer compared with new users of histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs). Design Using ...

There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...

For example, Mct1, UGT, PST, GST, and MRP2 distribution favors the duodenum and jejunum over the ileum. Rate of gastric emptying Slowed gastric emptying may reduce the rate of drug absorption ...

After gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, the new connection between the stomach pouch and the small intestine may narrow. This is called an anastomotic stenosis. It’s also known as a stricture.

Peptic ulcer disease is a common digestive disorder in which acid and digestive enzymes cause the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) to erode. A peptic ulcer ...

Lauren Gray is a New York-based writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience covering health, wellness, ...

The study noted that seltzer and other carbonated beverages are also often used as an appetite suppressant, writing, “distension of the gastric antrum [the lower part of the stomach] due to the ...

She's been seeing more and more people with the telltale signs of a Shigella infection, also known as shigellosis: diarrhea, stomach cramps and fever. Toronto has an outbreak of 11 confirmed ...

With gastroparesis, the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine is slowed or stopped even though nothing is blocking the stomach or small intestine. In gastroparesis, the vagus nerve, ...