BACKGROUND Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) is the most frequently performed operation for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). However, 12% of the patients have persistent reflux symptoms and 19% develop gas-related symptoms after LNF. Weakly acidic reflux and inability to belch have been alleged to cause these symptoms, respectively. The effect of LNF on weakly acidic reflux and ...

Dyspepsia describes a symptom complex thought to arise in the upper gastrointestinal tract and includes, in addition to epigastric pain or discomfort, symptoms such as heartburn, acid regurgitation, excessive burping or belching, a feeling of slow digestion, early satiety, nausea and bloating. Based on the evidence that heartburn cannot be reliably distinguished from other dyspeptic symptoms, t...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) leads to several gastrointestinal (GI) problems and complications leading to malabsorption. The effectiveness of probiotics in the treatment of SIBO syndrome has not been well studied. This pilot study was aimed to assess the efficacy of a probiotic consisting of lactobacilli in the treatment of SIBO. METHODS In this study, ...

progress with its repetitive nature depicting it as an uninterrupted spiral. The history of sneeze is however neither of these but rather represents a closed circle. In the Talmudic text, the Mishnah, 'sneeze' was described as a dialectic summation of a thesis and antithesis combining the bad with the good. Sneezing in this concept means a unity of the bad, fearful omen and the good 'salvation'...

The pear-shaped flagellate Giardia duodenalis is a cosmopolitan protozoan parasite of humans. It has a global distribution, and indeed is ranked by Farthing in the top ten of human parasitic diseases (1). Infection with G. duodenalis is normally self-limiting. Human giardiasis can be divided into two disease phases: acute and chronic. The acute phase is usually short-lived, characterised by fla...

Dyspepsia and functional dyspepsia represent a highly significant public health issue. A good definition of dyspepsia is key for helping us to better approach symptoms, decision making, and therapy indications.During the last few years many attempts were made at establishing a definition of dyspepsia. Results were little successful on most occasions, and clear discrepancies arose on whether sym...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined by the presence of troublesome symptoms resulting from the reflux of gastric contents. The prevalence of GERD is increasing globally. An incompetent lower esophageal sphincter underlies the pathogenesis of GERD. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) form the core of GERD management. However, a substantial number of patients do not respond well to PPIs. ...

AIM To investigate the association of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in Iranian patients and examine the prevalence of functional symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract in patients presenting with either IBS, GERD or both. METHODS Six thousand four hundred and seventy six patients presented to the Gastro-intestinal (GI) clinic with symptoms of functi...

Figure 1. Wrong location of pharyngeal/upper esophageal sphincter wave markers is noted. (A) Starting and ending points of UES relaxation wave makers are improperly located. (B) Starting, center and ending points of UES relaxation wave markers in third swallow are located in belching portion next to the swallow. TO THE EDITOR: I read with interest the review article by Wang et al 1 regarding " ...

Volume 2 • Issue 1 • 1000e104 Adv Dairy Res ISSN: 2329-888X ADR, an open access journal Although water vapour is the largest and essential greenhouse gas inclusive of ozone in the stratosphere, the mitigation of anthropogenic six greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons have been established as legally binding...