aqueous (hydrophilic) and chloroform (lipophilic) extracts of nine medicinal plants currently used in traditional medicine, in egypt, to treat some gastrointestinal tract (git) disorders were tested for their gastro-protective effect against the incidence of peptic ulcer. indomethacin-induced ulcer in a rat model was used for this testing. mentha microphylla, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage...

gastro-esophageal reflux disease (gerd) regularly occurs when stomach acid moves up from the stomach into the esophagus. gerd might be associated with chronic asthma symptoms such as coughing and breathlessness. according to several studies on children and adults, gerd is proven to have a close relationship with asthma.  medication treatment via proton-pump inhibitors (ppis), such as omeprazole,...

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...

obscure gastrointestinal (gi) bleeding is defined when the source of gi bleeding could not be determined by upper endoscopy, colonoscopy or barium small bowel transit. in this report, a 41 year-old man presented with a history of over ten recurrent episodes of melena since four years prior to admission. the source of bleeding was not detected by multiple upper and lower gi endoscopies. during t...

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...

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...

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 (...

Background: According to evidence, the main treatment plans for children with gastroenteritis include the use of an oral solution or intravenous infusion for hydration, continued nutrition; zinc supplementation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Gastro-Fix (registered nutritional supplement) versus placebo on length of hospitalization and duration of diarrhea in chil...