IMPORTANCEOF NIDANPARIVARJANIN AMLAPITTAW.S.RTO HYPERACIDITY: A REVIEW

A Natural Gastroprotective Remedy that Lowers Hyperacidity

Gastric hyperacidity, also called acid dyspepsia, is characterized by an excessive production of gastric acid by the stomach. This common condition can contribute to a host of digestive issues and diseases. Alcohol, smoking, stress, and spicy or oily foods can all lead to hyperacidity. High levels of gastric acid can in turn cause acid reflux (heartburn), gastritis, indigestion, nausea, and fla...

Duodenal ulcer, hyperacidity and J C Adams.

Dr J C Adams (1871-1951), at the time of the award of his MD degree, 15 July 191 1. It was in 191 1 that Adams submitted his MD thesis to the Queen's University of Belfast. Regrettably, the original has now disappeared, but Baron was able to read it in 1969 and now tells us that Adams had carefully studied 20 patients with proven duodenal ulcer. Fourteen of these, including many with pyloric st...

Gastric Hyperacidity (Hyper-Chlorhydria): Its Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment

The Importanceof Critical Thinking in Evidenced - Based Practice

In describing what she calls “ways of knowing,” Gambrill (1999), suggests, “Different ways of knowing differ in the extent to which they highlight uncertainty and are designed to weed out biases and distortions that may influence assumptions” (p. 341). This chapter presents several alternative ways of knowing that should help the reader understand critical arguments about the functions and bene...

New insights on the pathogenesis of pyloric stenosis of infancy. A review with emphasis on the hyperacidity theory

A review is presented on the theories concerning the cause of pyloric stenosis with emphasis on the primary position of inherited hyperacidity in pathogenesis. Existing theories are critically analysed and the hyperacidity theory is precisely defined in the light of recent physiological insights into the gastrointestinal hormone motilin. The progressive fixed fasting hypergastrinaemia within th...