Ever felt that burning sensation after a spicy meal or stressed-out workday? Your stomach lining might be waving a tiny white flag of surrender. But before you reach for another antacid, what if the ...

Erosive gastritis leads to inflammation and damage in the stomach lining. Blood test, stool tests, or endoscopic procedures ...

That burning sensation in your stomach isn’t just ruining your lunch plans – it’s your body sending desperate SOS signals. If you’re popping antacids like candy and still feeling like there’s a small ...

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), or watermelon stomach, is a rare condition that causes the blood vessels in the stomach lining to weaken and bleed. Red stripes appear on the stomach lining, so ...

When your stomach lining gets irritated, inflamed or damaged, that’s gastritis. It’s a broad term that covers many conditions, all involving inflammation of the gastric mucosa—the layer inside your ...

The classic symptom of gastritis is a feeling of fullness or bloating, where the stomach feels full and distended. Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. The stomach lining, also known as ...

Polyps are bits of extra cells that can grow in many of your tissues. Gastric polyps, or stomach polyps, are growths that develop in the lining of your stomach. In many cases, these polyps cause no ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...