Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare disease, affecting fewer than three out of every million Americans (less than 1,000 people) but it is a serious chronic condition characterized by the development of a tumor or tumors. ZES is chronic, difficult to treat, and may be life-threatening. The symptoms of ZES may be abdominal pain, diarrhea [...]
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are considered to be a group of pain relief medications involving traditional, non-selective drugs, such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen, and newer COX-2- selective agents. Actually non-selective NSAIDs enlarge the risk of gastric ulcers, especially in older patients who have a history of gastric ulcers or who take them regularly. According [...]
James M. Scheiman, M.D., Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, and Ann Arbor, Michigan suppose that people who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) regularly undergo upper GI disturbances including dyspepsia, abdominal pain, and heartburn. In spite of lowering or discontinuing the NSAID therapy might ease GI symptoms, these choices often don’t [...]
Gastric or duodenal ulcers and upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are considered to be a common reason for patients taking aspirin to stop their low-dose aspirin therapy for prevention of cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke. New results demonstrated at the Digestive Diseases Week annual meeting (DDW, 30thMay – 4th June, Chicago) [...]
The annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) presented the analysis of clinical trial including patients taking three proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to control stomach acid. This inquiry examined traditional NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), such as Esomeprazole magnesium (NEXIUM) drug, Lansoprazole (Prevacid), and generic Pantoprazole (Protonix), and selective COX-2 inhibitors. This research required a condition of daily, [...]
New study among gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients presented the evident efficacy of Esomeprazole (Nexium) drug over Pantoprazole medication. The primary symptom of GERD is recurrent heartburn. Usually GERD is managed in the primary care setting, and nearly 95 per cent of patients aren’t administered a prior endoscopy to reveal esophageal mucosal disease severity. Besides, [...]
According to the new facts published in this month’s issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology NEXIUM medication (esomeprazole magnesium) is better in preventing relapse of erosive esophagitis (EE). A new inquiry showed that in more than 1,000 patients with healed erosive esophagitis, Esomeprazole drug is more effective in comparison with Lansoprazole (Prevacid) and others proton [...]
