For several years surgeons of the Mayo Clinic “have been becoming more & more fearful of operating on the keen, nervous, active, hard-living, ‘go-getting’, sales-manager type of man” who comes to them ...

A duodenal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer that can appear in the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine that’s connected directly to the stomach where it empties into the ...

Crohn’s disease is a poorly understood autoimmune reaction that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Here's ...

THE small intestine comprises the longest portion of the alimentary canal and yet receives small consideration in the diagnosis of intestinal tumors. The reason is the rarity of neoplasms in the small ...

In April 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested that all forms of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine (Zantac) be removed from the U.S. market. They made this ...

There are four types of stomach ulcers. Each type occurs on a different part of the stomach lining. These are different from duodenal ulcers, although they develop nearby and have similar causes and ...

The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

Indigestion, also termed dyspepsia or stomach upset, is the discomfort that is felt in the upper abdomen in accompaniment with difficulty in digesting food. It is mostly considered a symptom of ...