Abdominal pain may be one of the more ubiquitous gastrointestinal symptoms a person can experience. Most people can easily recall a time when they had a pain in their stomach, perhaps even accompanied by other symptoms like nausea, cramping and bloating. Because abdominal pain can be due to a wide number of causes, it can […]
Peptic ulcers are sores that form on the inside lining of your esophagus, stomach or duodenum (upper part of the small intestine). Peptic ulcers are usually caused by an infection, but in 20-40 percent of peptic ulcer cases, there is no known cause. An old wives’ tale holds that stress or a poor diet causes […]
