Acid reflux can be extremely uncomfortable, especially at night. To prevent it, it's important to adjust your sleep posture, ...

Here are some home treatments which can help you in relief from acid reflux and indegstion. When the stomach is very full, there can be more reflux into the esophagus. If it fits into your schedule, ...

In the present study, also signs were improved including lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure (from 10 ± 1.58 and, 10.3 ± 1.68 mmHg in the pretreated patients to 16.5 ± 0.6, and 14.1 ± 0. ...

Netherlands: A recent retrospective cohort study has shed light on the connection between esophageal Candida infection and an ...

and has produced increased peristaltic and lower esophageal sphincter pressures in normal volunteers. Agrawal et al. evaluated the effect of bethanechol on smooth-muscle contraction in patients ...

When left untreated, GERD can lead to potentially serious complications, including: Between the esophagus (the food pipe) and the stomach lies a muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter which ...

Throughout his professional career he has investigated contractile mechanisms of the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter, and inflammation-induced changes in their contractile signal ...