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GERD
There are always lots of interesting new findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) annual meetings, but also as always, some of this gastric and colonic news may be hard for some of you to stomach. But hey! folks, swallow hard, work up some guts, and settle back with a cappuccino or latte (if that doesn't give you heartbu ...
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Treatment options for GERD
You don't have to be brilliant to get ideas to write about. You simply focus on your own medical problems, and presto! - an endless supply of ideas, which brings me to a discussion of my GERD. But before you worry you're about to learn more about me than you really want to know, let me quickly tell you that GERD is simply the acronym for gastroesop ...
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Treatment options for GERD
You don't have to be brilliant to get ideas to write about. You simply focus on your own medical problems, and presto! - an endless supply of ideas, which brings me to a discussion of my GERD. But before you worry you're about to learn more about me than you really want to know, let me quickly tell you that GERD is simply the acronym for gastroesop ...
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GERD: what is it?
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) sounds very complicated - but it's actually quite simple. Gastro is a medical term that means stomach. Esophagus or esophageal is the medical term referring to the tube that carries food from your throat into your ...
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Hiatus hernias: symptoms
Many hiatal hernias may go undetected because people with them experience no symptoms. The most common symptom of the sliding hiatus hernia is heartburn or gastroesophageal ...
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Hiatus hernias: symptoms
Many hiatal hernias may go undetected because people with them experience no symptoms. The most common symptom of the sliding hiatus hernia is heartburn or gastroesophageal ...
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Hiatus hernia: treatment
If you have a sliding hiatus hernia but have no symptoms because of it, there is no need to treat it. If you are experiencing heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux because of your sliding hiatus hernia, you may require treatment to relieve your ...
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IBS
The focus of this article is on a condition known as irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, and lots of interesting findings have been presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) annual meetings on IBS. IBS is a very frustrating condition that is said to affect up to 20% of North Americans, and is much more prevalent in ...
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Hiatus hernia: detection
A sliding hiatus hernia may be suspected if you are experiencing the symptoms of heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux. The tests that may be used to investigate a possible sliding hiatus hernia are the same as those used to investigate gastroesophageal reflux ...
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IBD: antibiotics
When the colon is badly inflamed, bacteria may break through the intestinal wall into other tissues - even into the blood. Antibiotics are used in severe attacks of ulcerative colitis where complications such as bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) or abscesses in the liver might otherwise ...
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