Stomach acid is needed to break down food. But too much acid can cause painful peptic ulcers. In ZES, the ulcers are usually in the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum), and sometimes the ...

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 ...

Diabetes can lead to complications throughout the body and commonly causes digestive disorders such as gastroparesis (delayed emptying of the stomach). This can lead to stomach problems and pain.

The stomach, which is located in the abdomen between the oesophagus and the duodenum, is composed of four parts: the cardia, fundus, body and pylorus. It is responsible for food digestion and ...

Zastaprazan is under clinical development by Onconic Therapeutics and currently in Phase III for Gastric Ulcers. According to GlobalData, Phase III drugs for Gastric Ulcers have an 86% phase ...

This brief overview explored the major medication therapies available for the treatment of GERD and gastric ulcers. These therapeutic agents have helped millions of people manage significant ...

Health officials confirmed Thursday that a stomach bug is circulating among people at the wildfire evacuation center in Pasadena. Manuel Carmona, Pasadena’s acting director of Public Health ...

Nurses hoping to reduce the rate of pressure ulcers in their hospitals are using a mannequin and self-made fake wounds to help teach colleagues about spotting and treating tissue damage in their ...

Whenever I have a mouth ulcer, I find myself reminiscing back to the days that my mouth didn’t hurt. Those halcyon times when a cup of tea was comforting, not biting. When a packet of salt and ...

Cases of norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the stomach bug, have picked up steam across the U.S. The number of suspected or confirmed outbreaks skyrocketed at the end of 2024, with more ...

A coroner has highlighted the "critical failure" in the care of a woman who died after a doctor failed to spot her gastric band had "slipped". Gemma Marshall died at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary ...