Dispepsia merupakan sekumpulan gejala yang menimbulkan sensasi tidak nyaman di bagian saluran pencernaan, umumnya dirasakan daerah epigastrium, antara bawah prosessus xiphoideus sampai dengan umbillicus. Istilah dispepsia berasal dari bahasa yunani, terdiri 2 suku kata yaitu (“dys” artinya buruk ; “pepsis” pencernaan). Sekumpulan klinis dapat lain seperti terbakar dan nyeri mual, muntah, kembun...

Objective: Alcohol is known to cause inflammation in the stomach by decreasing protective substances of gastric mucosa and increasing oxidative stress. The purpose this study was investigate anti-inflammatory effect Artemisiae Argyi Folium extract (AF) on alcohol-induced gastritis.Methods: total polyphenol flavonoid contents AF were confirmed through an vitro experiment. Radical scavenging acti...

Today, comorbidities are increasingly diagnosed in veterinary patients and multiple drug combinations are common. However, as the number of administered drugs increases, so too does the risk for adverse drug interactions. Much of what is known about drug-drug interactions is taken from the human literature, but a growing body of work in veterinary medicine also exists. The purpose of this revie...

BACKGROUND As a folk remedy, Anethum graveolens seed (dill) is used for some gastrointestinal ailments. We aimed to evaluate aqueous and ethanolic extracts of anti-ulcer and acute toxicity effects of the Anethum graveolens in mice. RESULTS Gastric mucosal lesions were induced by oral administration of HCl (1 N) and absolute ethanol in mice. The acidity and total acid content of gastric juice ...

A 60-year-old African-American man presented to the emergency department with malaise, fever, and mild shortness of breath. Following initial evaluation and application of supplemental oxygen, the patient was admitted to a step-down unit. Seventytwo hours following admission, his respiratory status declined, and he was transferred to the medical ICU. Following this transfer, endotracheal intuba...

The term 'cytoprotection' means protection against gastric mucosal injury by a mechanism other than inhibition or neutralisation of gastric acid. Several mechanisms of gastric cytoprotection have been proposed like increased mucus and bicarbonate secretion, strengthening of gastric mucosal barrier, increased gastric mucosal blood flow, decreased gastric motility, increased formation of prostagl...

The treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) still remains nonspecific and is based primarily on empirical data. The goals of therapy include the management of pain and functional impairment by suppressing inflammatory responses, as well as reducing the frequency of recurrences or avoiding the onset of new aphthae. For common forms of RAS, standard topical treatment options that provide...

Marginal ulcers are a known complication after Rouxen-Y gastric bypass, with a variable incidence of .6–16% [1,2]. Initial therapy involves elimination of the inciting risk factors [3] and medical management with a proton pump inhibitor and sucralfate therapy [4]. Although most marginal ulcers will heal with such treatment, approximately one third of patients will require operative intervention...