GASTROPARESIS: UNDER DIAGNOSED AND UNDER TREATED In just the way that diabetes started out as a newly discovered disease and has now became the major health condition that we understand today, G…

Overview Dysphagia is the medical term used to refer to difficulty swallowing, a situation that is usually related to nervous system disorders, tumors, or esophageal diseases. Dysphagia implies …

Overview   Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is the protocol for the detection of CRC and precancerous lesions (polyps) in asymptomatic…

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition which hinders the villi in the small intestine from absorbing and digesting gluten (a protein found in wheat), which in turn leads to the deficiency of …

For several years it has been observed that people who undergo a cholecystectomy can develop chronic diarrhea. Cholelithiasis (gallstone formation) and cholecystitis (acute inflammation of the g…

Gastric ulcers, otherwise known as stomach ulcers, are a disease where painful sores develop in the lining of the stomach wall. This happens as a result of a reduction in the thickness of tissue…