background: the term caustic generally refers to alkaline and the term corrosive generally refers to acidic agents' injury however, in medical literature caustic is frequently a term applied to both substances. ingested alkali typically damage the esophagus more than stomach or duodenum, whereas acids usually cause more severe gastric injury. since esophagus has a slightly alkaline ph, its...

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The pH of the gastrointestinal tract can have profound influences on digestive processes. Rodents exhibit wide variation in both stomach morphology and dietary strategies, both of which may influence gut pH. Various rodent species have evolved bilocular (or semi-segmented) stomachs that may allow for more microbial growth compared to unilocular (single-chambered) stomachs. Additionally, herbivo...

conclusions following a simple seven-part rule of healthy stomach will result in balanced gi function and a healthy body. properly consumption of recommended tpm herbal medicines could reinforce the stomach and a healthy gi system through preventive mechanisms. evidence acquisition a wide-ranging search in main tpm books and web engines was performed to compare preventive care in gastrointestin...

The relation between gastric emptying and the intragastric distribution of 300 ml radiolabelled beef consommé with and without 60 g margarine was investigated by performing randomised, paired gammacamera studies in seven healthy male volunteers (aged 20-22 years). The low calorie bland meal emptied rapidly from both the proximal and distal stomach after a short lag period (4-6 min), during whic...

background: gastric cancer (gc) is one of the most common cancers in the world and helicobacter pylori (hp) infection is considered a causative factor. the aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and the associated factors of (gc) in a small cohort. methods: overall, 54 patients with diagnosed gastric cancer were followed-up at the department of gastroenterology & hepatology at b...

Oct 30, 2015. Read about gastritis, an inflammation of the stomach lining caused by medications, NSAIDs, aspirin, ibuprofen, H. pylori, anemia, and . Stomach polyps — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms and. Illustration of stomach, pyloric valve and upper part of small intestine (duodenum). Feb 10, 2016 illustration showing the body of the stomach, fundus, cardia, pylorus. Before a true can...

However, the nature by which they work-reducing stomach acid-causes a number of side effects. First, when stomach acid is lowered the gastric mucosa becomes more vulnerable to certain pathogens. Salmonella, for example, is destroyed by stomach acid and lowering the levels of acid could allow this food-borne bacterium to flourish unchecked. Helicobacter pylori, another pathogen common to our dig...

Portal hypertension (PH) is a pathological condition characterized by persistent increase in pressure the portal vein pool (>10 mmHg) caused blood circulation blockage at various levels of system. PH accompanied varicose veins development (VV) esophagus and stomach. With progression main disease, severe complications occur (bleeding from stomach, liver failure). The combination pregnancy ser...