IBS affects one in five UK adults - around 12 million. It can cause stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, wind, faecal ...

Untreated reflux can lead to complications such as esophagitis, ulcers, or strictures, which are far more serious than the ...

Raw garlic on an empty stomach may boost immunity, support heart and artery health, aid digestion, reduce inflammation, and ...

Some glands in the stomach and duodenum – a segment of the intestine – secrete mucus to protect the lining of the digestive ...

When it comes to pharmacology, the big story these days is the development of the “glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) mimics,” ...

Does ginger really help an upset stomach? The science: For more than 2,500 years, ginger has been used for its medicinal ...

Walking gently after meals helps the stomach empty its contents more efficiently. “This reduces pressure inside the stomach and lowers the chances of acid flowing back into the food pipe. Even a ...

Proton pump inhibitors are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide, but concerns about a possible link to ...

According to a November poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation, one in eight Americans reported taking a GLP-1 drug, which ...

The long term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs widely used to treat acid reflux and ulcers, may not be linked to any increased risk of developing gastric (stomach) cancer, finds ...

Long-term use of histamine-2-receptor antagonists -- another class of drugs used to reduce stomach acid -- also showed no ...