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 ...

Proton-pump inhibitors like pantoprazole are often used in people after surgical treatment for esophageal cancer. They reduce ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build ...

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.

Eating too fast, talking while you’re chowing down, not chewing enough or munching on dry foods might cause difficulty swallowing from time to time, doctors say. But, if it happens a lot, it could be ...

Anyone can develop GERD. 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 ...

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 ...

Barrett's esophagus can be treated with lifestyle modifications, medications, and surgery. While prevention is undoubtedly important, there are valuable ways to avoid harmful health effects of Barrett ...

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

Acid regurgitation can lead to distal peptic strictures of the esophagus, with a low eosinophilic infiltration on biopsy (<10 eosinophils/HPF). Eosinophilic esophagitis can produce thick rings or ...

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 ...