HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are ...

The guidelines support use of PPIs, dietary therapy, and biologics for EoE, and stress the importance of addressing both the inflammatory and fibrostenotic aspects of the disease.

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic (long-term) condition affecting the esophagus, the tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach. EoE ...

You probably don’t think too much about eating. You pop something in your mouth, chew it up and swallow it. But, sometimes, what you eat may seem like it won’t go down, or it feels like it’s stuck in ...

You are more likely to have GERD if you are overweight or have obesity are a pregnant woman take certain medicines smoke or are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke Without treatment, GERD can ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

Because Barrett's esophagus is a potentially pre-cancerous condition, aggressive treatment and ongoing monitoring of the condition by a gastroenterologist are extremely important. There is no ...

GERD VA ratings breakdown: 80%: Severe cases with esophageal strictures causing difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) along with symptoms like aspiration, undernutrition, or significant weight loss.

THIS IS A SCREENING TEST THAT WE USE TO DETECT PRECANCER IN THE ESOPHAGUS. SO WE’RE SPECIFICALLY ... THROUGH GASTRO HEALTH TO GET AN UPPER ENDOSCOPY. AS THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL WROTE IN AN ...

Hyderabad: A 13-year-old boy from Somalia received a second chance at life after he was successfully treated for severe esophageal stricture, which is significant narrowing of the esophagus. The boy’s ...