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What Is a Peptic Ulcer? Stories

What Is a Peptic Ulcer?

Peptic Ulcer Disease
One out of eight people in the United States will be diagnosed with Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) over the course of their lifetimes. As with many diseases are understanding of the issues and causes of the disease have been evolving in recent years creating the opportunities for more innovative and effective treatments.

What are the Causes Peptic Ulcers?
A Peptic Ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or intestine. In many ways it is similar to a sore in the mouth. When the ulcer occurs in the stomach it is called a "gastric ulcer". When it occurs in the duodenum it is called a "duodenal ulcer." (Read more about What Is a Peptic Ulcer?)

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What is Gastroenterology? Stories

What is Gastroenterology?

Video: Dr. Jonathan Cohen of the Concorde Medical Group discusses Gastroenterology.

Gastroenterology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the digestive tract - from the mouth to the anus. Gastroenterolgy studies the functioning and disorders of the esophagus, stomach and intestines, as well as its associated organs such as the liver, pancreas and gall bladder.

There is documented evidence that some forms of Gastroenterolgy were practiced in ancient Egypt. Greek, Roman and Arab practitioners studied the digestive tracts of the human body with specially designed spatula and mirrors illuminated by candles or oil lamps. More complex tools for examining the rectum with dilating specula were found in the ruins of Pompeii. (Read more about What is Gastroenterology?)

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ACID REFLUX AND RIGHT SIDE Stories

ACID REFLUX AND RIGHT SIDE

If you suffer from acid reflux, there’s new evidence you can avoid the damage this can cause by changing the way you sleep.
Acid reflux disease is a common cause of heartburn. And many times the acid can travel back up into the food pipe at night.
Now there’s an easy way to prevent that, by changing your sleeping position. (Read more about ACID REFLUX AND RIGHT SIDE)

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ULCERS AND ASPIRINS Stories

ULCERS AND ASPIRINS

If you’re one of the 50 million Americans taking an aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke, you might be at risk for developing stomach ulcer bleeding. The current recommendations are that doctors give patients at risk for a bleeding ulcer the drug Plavix instead of aspirin. Alternatively doctors are going ahead and giving patients aspirin but also prescribing an acid reducing medicine to prevent the formation of stomach ulcers. (Read more about ULCERS AND ASPIRINS)

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ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT Stories

ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT

There is new hope for patients suffering from the gastrointestinal condition known as ulcerative colitis.
The disease can be severe, and often, treatment does not completely relieve the symptoms. Sometimes surgery is the only recourse for patients who suffer from ulcerative colitis. (Read more about ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATMENT)

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GERD Stories

GERD

GERD or gastro-esophageal reflex disease affects millions of Americans. However, only recently has attention been given to this syndrome. (Read more about GERD)

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Gastric Ulcers Stories

Gastric Ulcers

More than 10% of Americans have suffered from stomach ulcers in their lives. People who smoke, abuse alcohol, take asprin or some anti-inflammatory drugs are in a high risk category. (Read more about Gastric Ulcers)

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ACID BLOCKERS AND PNEUMONIA Stories

ACID BLOCKERS AND PNEUMONIA

There is a warning tonight about people who use acid blocking medicines.
They are at risk for getting pneumonia.
More than a quarter of the population gets symptoms such as heartburn. Many are on acid reducing medicines. But because they block stomach acid, researchers say they allow bacteria to grow, which can then infect the lungs and cause pneumonia. (Read more about ACID BLOCKERS AND PNEUMONIA)

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GASTRIC BYPASS Stories

GASTRIC BYPASS

Ann and Leslie are not just best friends, they’re sisters. And both have battled obesity since they were children. “As long as I can remember weight has always been an issue,” says Ann Greenberger, who recently decided to have a gastric bypass surgery. (Read more about GASTRIC BYPASS)

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Virtual Colonoscopy Stories

Virtual Colonoscopy

Moserata Santana is not worried about colon cancer in spite of the fact that the disease killed her father and brother. She’s getting a screening colonoscopy, and has faith that the colonoscopy procedure will detect anything unusual, before it becomes life threatening. (Read more about Virtual Colonoscopy)

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