Reflux might be immune condition, study finds
Nov 19, 2009 18:31:39 Her team mimicked GERD in rats by connecting the duodenum to the esophagus, allowing stomach acid and bile to enter the esophagus. They assumed the stomach ...
Report: The Management of Multiple Food Intolerances
Dec 01, 2009 12:47:00 Organisms should be able to withstand the stomach acid, digestive enzymes and bile salts and to colonise the gut at least temporarily. ...
GERD-Related Injury May Have Immune Trigger
Nov 24, 2009 06:52:54 In the study, published in Gastroenterology, researchers created GERD in rats by performing an operation to connect the duodenum (first section of the small ...
New Study Shows GERD May Be an Autoimmune Disorder
Nov 22, 2009 16:27:54 The study showed that damage to the esophagus that occurs as a result of GERD is not from stomach acid but chemicals called cytokines which are released by ...