When acid from the stomach moves up into the esophagus, or food pipe, it can cause a burning sensation in the chest known as heartburn. If a person experiences heartburn more than twice per week ...

Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It's usually a one-way ...

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Those with intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO)—too many archaea in the gut—could benefit from a personalized treatment plan to address the root cause of their symptoms, scientists concluded ...

Since 2019, the condition has had an official name: retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction, also known as “abelchia” or ...

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A corkscrew esophagus is often seen in patients with diffuse esophageal spasm. Endoscopy is performed ... on the basis of the specific cause of dysphagia. Reoperation may be indicated (see ...

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Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach. It’s usually a one-way route, but sometimes acid escapes the stomach and travels back up.