The association between gastro-oesophageal reflux and sleep state in 24 infants with confirmed or suspected gastro-oesophageal reflux was studied by monitoring both the pH in the lower oesophagus and polygraphic tracings made during sleep at night. Gastro-oesophageal reflux during the night was confirmed in 20 infants. Three hundred and sixteen precipitous drops of more than one unit of pH were...

Oral controlled release and site specific drug delivery system has been of great interest in pharmaceutical field to achieve improved therapeutic advantage. Drug absorption in the gastrointestinal tract is a highly variable procedure and prolonging gastric retention of the dosage form extends the time for drug absorption. Gastro retentive drug delivery system is one of such novel approaches to ...

Gastro-cultural tours, which are prevalent as part of today’s experience-based travel, generate memorable gastronomy encounters for tourists. Gastronomically designed cultural tours also shed light on the past's heritage and identity through local tastes regions by promising distinct stories experiences to travelers. Regions with gastronomic affluence arouse gastro tourists’ interest their tour...

background: diet can be effective both in incidence and reducing symptoms of upper gastrointestinal disorder (ugids) especially dyspepsia and gastro-esophageal reflux. dairy products are the food group may be related to gastrointestinal disorders. methods: this project was a cross sectional study done under the name of sepahan project on employees of isfahan university of medical sciences. data...

mycophenolate mofetil (mmf) as an immunosuppressive agent is used to prevent graft rejection. one of the adverse effects of long time administration of mmf is the gastrointestinal disorder. this study aimed to investigate the gastroprotective effect of silymarin (smn) on mmf-induced gastrointestinal (gi) disorders. twenty-four adult female wistar rats were assigned into three groups including t...

dominal internal organs or to the surface of body is usually encountered as a complication of stomach cancer, colon cancer, peptic ulcer disease, and other variable causes (1-7). The most common type of gastric fistula is the gastro-colic fistula that occurs due to a complication of a malignancy arising in the stomach or colon, or sometimes occurs due to a benign gastric ulcer or other causes (...

The influence of intermittent positive pressure ventilation on gastro-oesophageal reflux in preterm infants is not known. In many neonatal units, however, concern that ventilation may increase gastro-oesophageal reflux (and therefore aspiration) leads to avoidance of enteral feeding during ventilation. We have therefore performed a crossover study of gastrooesophageal reflux by monitoring lower...

· To learn the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract; · To learn the physiology of the gastro-intestinal tract especially with regard to nutrition; · To learn the consequences of critical illness on the function of the gastro-intestinal tract; · To learn the causes of disturbances in the balance between intestinal bacteria spp and their effects on the function of the bowel; · To learn the cons...

The incidence and clinical pattern of diseases differ in different parts of the world and even vary from area to area in the same country. Several factors contribute to these differences. Racial and hereditary factors, climatic conditions, socioeconomical factors, dietetic habits and mode of living are some of the important factors involved in the genesis of these variations. The pattern of gas...

Portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis is the cause of many dangerous complications, such as hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, and gastro-oesophageal variceal bleeding. Gastrooesophageal variceal bleeding is the cause of more than one-third of deaths in patients with liver cirrhosis [3]. H.pylori infection has a role in some diseases as peptic ulcer [4] portal hypertensive gastropathy [5...