Dyspepsia

Reflux Nephropathy

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD

GERD is a condition which develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms (ie at least two heartburns per week) and/or complications. Predisposing factors include dysfunctio...

Tumors of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts

Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders

Dyspepsia: Psychological factors in functional dyspepsia—keeping an open mind

GW researchers discover biomarker for advanced bile duct fibrosis and bile duct cancer

(George Washington University Medical Center) GW researchers, along with colleagues from Khon Kaen University in Thailand, have determined that plasma interleukin-6 levels are an sensitive and specifi...

Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroparesis

How similar are the symptoms in functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis and do the diseases develop and present in the same way? This new study investigates. The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Overlap of functional dyspepsia and GERD—diagnostic and treatment implications

Although GERD and functional dyspepsia are generally thought of as completely distinct disorders with unique symptoms and treat-ments, they are, in many ways, more similar than different and can overl...

[Seminar] Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Over past decades, considerable shifts in thinking about the disease have taken place. At a time wh...

Reflux Guidelines: Modest Changes Best for Most Babies

Distinguishing infants with reflux-related symptoms resulting from their physiology from children who actually have gastroesophageal reflux disease may avert unnecessary treatments and save money. M...

Eisai Offers Web Support for Reflux Esophagitis

Eisai developed and opened a website for reflux esophagitis patients called “Gyakushoku Navi” (Reflux Navi).

Selective targeting of neurotransmitters may allow for new medication therapies for GI conditions

Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions like d...

Clinical characteristics and effectiveness of lansoprazole in Japanese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia.

BACKGROUND: Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) frequently have symptoms of dyspepsia in addition to reflux symptoms. Treatment options for dyspepsia are not standardized. The aim of...

Symptom Overlap Between Postprandial Distress and Epigastric Pain Syndromes of the Rome III Dyspepsia Classification.

OBJECTIVES:The Rome III criteria for functional dyspepsia recognize two distinct subgroups: postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) and epigastric pain syndrome (EPS). The aim of this exploratory analysi...

Histological features of the gastric mucosa in children with primary bile reflux gastritis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Bile reflux is one of the primary factors involved in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosal lesions in patients with chronic gastritis; however, little is known about the exact hi...

Pancreaticobiliary Reflux in Patients with and without Cholelithiasis: Is It a Normal Phenomenon?

BACKGROUND: Pancreaticobiliary reflux is a pathologic phenomenon occurring in patients with gallstones. However, the occurrence of pancreaticobiliary reflux has not been studied in patients without ga...

Night-time intra-oesophageal bile and acid: a comparison between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease patients who failed and those who were treated successfully with a proton pump inhibitor.

Background  Little is known about the contribution of bile and acid reflux to night-time symptoms generation in patients who failed PPI treatment. Aim  To compare the degree of night-time oesophag...