Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry ...

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) happens when stomach contents come back up into the esophagus. Stomach acid that touches the lining of the esophagus can cause heartburn, also called acid indigestion.

Four out of ten high-risk patients prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) also received appropriate measures to prevent upper-gastrointestinal (UGI) problems, but the remainder did ...

An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure that helps diagnose and treat conditions of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. During the EGD procedure, a doctor passes an endoscope, a camera ...

Researchers assessed health data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which included information from about 14 million individuals, and determined that people who have had COVID-19 are at ...

Researchers have found that patients with Barrett's esophagus may be vulnerable to coronavirus infection from what they swallow. No evidence so far indicates that food or drinks can transmit the virus ...

Regurgitation happens when a mixture of gastric juices, and sometimes undigested food, rises back up the esophagus and into the mouth. Involuntary regurgitation is usually a symptom of acid reflux or ...

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