Have you ever experienced a sharp, burning pain in your upper belly, along with a bitter-sour taste in your throat, especially after certain meals or lying down? That particular discomfort may not be ...

Biliary reflux is difficult yet important to distinguish from acid reflux in order to ensure proper treatment. Patients with GERD can present with heartburn, regurgitation, and atypical chest pain, ...

Have you ever experienced heartburn or the feeling of fluid in your throat? These are classic symptoms of acid reflux. The term “GERD” stands for Gastro (stomach) Esophageal Reflux Disease, a ...

Yellow vomit means you are throwing up bile, often when your stomach is empty. Frequent yellow vomit might be a sign of ...

Traditionally, GERD has been considered to represent a spectrum of disease based on the presence or absence of esophageal mucosal damage. However, another way to view this spectrum is based on the ...

For many people with GERD, acid reflux drugs are the answer to their woes, curbing the chronic heartburn characteristic of the disorder. But when it comes to Barrett's esophagus, a condition commonly ...

SAN DIEGO — A novel bile acid sequestrant helped improve heartburn and regurgitation in patients with persistent GERD who continued receiving proton pump inhibitors, according to study results ...

An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., a research physician at the Medical ...

This bile duct stent with the "Dua Anti-Reflux Valve," named after its inventor, was cleared for use by FDA this year. The Dua stent, for short, has also been approved for use in Europe and Canada.

For many people with gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, acid reflux drugs are the answer to their woes, curbing the chronic heartburn and regurgitation of food or sour liquid characteristic of ...