If someone feels food getting stuck in the chest or upper abdomen while eating this may be due to an oesophageal cancer. Most of these people would have a long standing history of reflux prior to this or might have accidentally or intentionally taken some corrosive substance previously. However some might not have such history […]
Feeling of burning pain in the middle of the chest, getting sour taste in the mouth, regular burping, tightening feeling in the lower chest may be due to reflux. However most importantly it is necessary to exclude these symptoms are not due to a heart attack. If you get any of the above symptoms suddenly
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Abdominal discomfort, pain, bloating of the upper tummy is known as dyspepsia. It is not a disease by itself but a collection of symptoms mostly related to meals. Patient may feel nauseated and can have early satiety with feeling of fullness of the abdomen. Some may use this term to describe indigestion. Mild dyspepsia lasting
Our digestive tract is lined from mouth to anus by a very thin cellular layer called epithelium. The cellular type, composition and function differs to each other according to the area or the organ of the bowel. The lining of the gullet or oesophagus is different to the lining of the stomach. Oesophageal lining