The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has issued a new clinical guideline to help healthcare providers more ...

Advil may irritate the gastric lining of the stomach acid due to the inhibition of prostaglandins that protect the ...

Carom seeds (ajwain) are called seeds, but they're fruit from the ajwain herb. You can eat the seeds or use them as a spice.

Nothing had seemed to be wrong with the brilliant scientist Uma Nandi's health the night of his stroke. As his gastroenterologist son discovered later, poor gut health may have been at play.

Q: How worried should I be about infections that cause cancer? A: Cancers caused by infections are quite common. A recent ...

The stomach, normally protected by tight intracellular junctions and a mucin layer over epithelial cells, obtains further protection via the presence of prostaglandins present in the gastric ...

Choose low-acid fruits and vegetables like apples, berries, pumpkins, and carrots. Bananas can also help by stimulating mucus production that protects against stomach acid, but avoid eating too much ...

Figure 1. An overview of antioxidative mechanism of lycopene in managing premalignant lesions of digestive tract. Abbreviations: MDA: malondialdehyde; GSH: glutathione; SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: ...

[5] Misoprostol is used for the prevention of aspirin- or NSAID-induced gastric ulcers in persons with a high risk for complications from gastric ulcer disease. Safety and efficacy is not ...

This is called an anastomotic stenosis. It’s also known as a stricture. People are most at risk for stenosis 3 to 4 weeks after gastric bypass surgery. It can occur later on, but then it’s often in ...