A peptic ulcer is histologically defined as a mucosal defect that extends to or beyond the muscularis mucosa, with mucosal damage due to pepsin and gastric acid secretion. Most ulcers occur in the ...

Peptic ulcer disease is a common digestive disorder in which acid and digestive enzymes cause the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) to erode. A peptic ulcer ...

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Diabetes can lead to complications throughout the body and commonly causes digestive disorders such as gastroparesis (delayed emptying of the stomach). This can lead to stomach problems and pain.

Health officials confirmed Thursday that a stomach bug is circulating among people at the wildfire evacuation center in Pasadena. Manuel Carmona, Pasadena’s acting director of Public Health ...

Nurses hoping to reduce the rate of pressure ulcers in their hospitals are using a mannequin and self-made fake wounds to help teach colleagues about spotting and treating tissue damage in their ...

Whenever I have a mouth ulcer, I find myself reminiscing back to the days that my mouth didn’t hurt. Those halcyon times when a cup of tea was comforting, not biting. When a packet of salt and ...

Introduction: Anomalous congenital bands are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with only five previously reported cases involving duodenal obstruction. We present a fifth case of duodenal ...

Cases of norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the stomach bug, have picked up steam across the U.S. The number of suspected or confirmed outbreaks skyrocketed at the end of 2024, with more ...

Influenza cases have been surging. RSV activity is “very high.” Signs of COVID have been mounting in sewer water, and norovirus, too, is spawning outbreaks like we haven’t seen for at least ...

If an underlying condition such as GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, or peptic ulcer disease is causing your epigastric pain, you’ll likely require acid-blocking medications. You may also require ...