Of the 23 patients with GOO, 11 had peptic ulcer as the etiology, eight had ingested a corrosive agent and four had chronic pancreatitis (alcohol three, idiopathic one). The mean age of patients ...

NSAIDs, including aspirin, significantly increase the risk of adverse gastrointestinal events, particularly those related to gastric and/or duodenal mucosal injury: erosions, ulcers and ulcer ...

Pepto-Bismol (bismuth salicylate) and Tums (calcium carbonate) are both over-the-counter (OTC) medications for heartburn and ...

Britain is in the grip of a gastric flu outbreak which has spread from hospitals in Scotland to the south coast, health chiefs said today. Levels of the virus, which has already affected 12 ...