Gastritis in Medical News

A low prevalence of H pylori in HIV-positive patients

... and proven to be the main cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer in the HIV-negative population. Patients with chronic active gastritis have evidence of H pylori infection in over 90% ... similar symptoms. The mechanism of chronic active gastritis in HIV-positive patients may be different from ...

AstraZeneca Studies Show Relief of Nighttime Heartburn and Reduction in GERD-Related Sleep Disturbances

... include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Symptomatic response to therapy does not preclude the presence of gastric malignancy. Atrophic gastritis has been noted occasionally in gastric corpus biopsies from patients treated long-term with omeprazole, of which NEXIUM is an enantiomer. As ...

Electroacupuncture protects acetylsalicylic acid-induced acute gastritis in rats

... of COX by EA pretreatment, this study may represent a future strategy for acupuncture therapeutic intervention in the treatment of patients with gastritis by Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. ...

Helicobacter pylori can multiply in autophagic vesicles

... left untreated. Most infections are asymptomatic, but overt diseases can occur in 10-20 % of infected individuals. The disease spectrum ranges from gastritis to peptic ulceration disease. A long-term chronic infection will increase the risk to gastric adenocarcinoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid-tissue ...

TAK-390MR Phase 3 data presented at Digestive Disease Week

... the six-month maintenance study taking TAK-390MR included flatulence, bloating and distension (2%), diarrhea (2%), dyspeptic signs and symptoms (1%), gastritis (1%), and nausea/vomiting (1%) and were generally similar to placebo. The heartburn relief rates are encouraging, particularly when you consider ...

A Boon For Gastritis Patients In The Form Of Broccoli

... Helicobacteri pylori (H. pylori) infection, which is known to cause gastritis and is believed to be a major factor in peptic ulcer and stomach cancer. ... eradicate H. pylori, to be able suppress it and relieve the accompanying gastritis by means as simple as eating more broccoli sprouts is good news for the ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Nerve Damage

... compared 103 people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis to 51 people with other digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis and chronic heartburn. The researchers found that those with inflammatory bowel disease were about four times more likely to develop ...

The Longest Living Ulcer Bug With Humans

... thrive well in the acidic environment of the stomach and affects the mucus lining of duodenum and stomach. Until a few years back, peptic ulcers and gastritis was attributed to spicy food and stress but now it has been understood that H.pylori is the causative agent and the illness can be treated with ...

Finnish research: Cysteine Chewing Gum as a cure for cancers of the mouth

... endogenously by the oral microbes from various foodstuffs with high sugar or carbohydrate content, especially in an achlorhydric stomach. Atrophic gastritis and achlorhydria are well known risk factors of gastric cancer. Therefore, in addition to the chewing gum, also other cysteine containing ...

Helicobacter pylori Antibiotic Treatment of Peptic Ulcer May not Prevent Gastric lymphomas

... pylori, a spiral bacterium of the stomach, infects more than half of the world's population. It is now widely accepted that, aside from gastritis and ulcers, H. pylori is also a causative agent of gastric lymphoma, specifically gastric B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue ....

Stomach infections may be associated with irregular heart rhythm

... proteins were also higher in these patients than in people who had only spasmodic episodes of irregular heart rhythm. Researchers said that chronic gastritis caused by the Helicobacter pylori bacteria might lead to conditions of persistent atrial fibrillation. The results have come in the new issue ...

Ulcer causing bug found in stored food

... handling in the store or slaughterhouse. H. pylori infects the stomach lining, causing an inflammatory response that can increase the risk for gastritis and gastric cancer, but may be treated with a regimen of antibiotics. The researchers evaluated 10 different food types purchased from behind the ...