An estimated 20% of Americans suffer from GERD, a chronic form of acid reflux that goes beyond occasional heartburn. Here's ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Upper abdominal pain originates in the organs and tissues located between your ribs ...

Treatment for gastroparesis may include medications to relieve symptoms or stimulate stomach muscles. In more severe cases, surgery may be required, such as getting a feeding tube, gastric ...

This can lead to stomach problems and pain. Diabetes is a chronic condition ... Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder that affects digestion. With gastroparesis ...

Peptic ulcers and acid reflux (also called GERD ... recognize the problem as serious and may put off seeing a doctor. A gastric tumor can grow very large before it causes other symptoms.

The aim of the present study was to estimate endoscopic reflux esophagitis in patients with upper abdominal pain as a predominant symptom in the absence of heartburn or regurgitation. Methods ...

acid reflux, swallowing difficulties, frequent vomiting, unexplained weight loss, or upper abdominal pain. A doctor will perform several tests to make a diagnosis, such as a physical exam ...

which normally holds the top of the stomach closed; impaired expulsion of gastric reflux from the esophagus, or a hiatal hernia. These changes may be permanent or temporary ("transient").

Camilla Row, a clinical psychologist and the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott, died on March 22, 2025, following a ...

Normally, the LES resists opening to gastric pressures to prevent reflux (see Figure ... such as heartburn, chest pain, regurgitation, sore throat, and cough. The LINX® System is placed around the ...

ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the procedure is even less invasive than laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgery. The patient experiences little or no pain during the ...