Author name: Digestive Disease Consultants of Orange County

Bad news for smokers: A new study revealed that smokers are still at an increased risk of developing cancer even if they have quit a few years back. What’s worse is that smokers are exposed to three types of cancer. In addition to lung cancer, smoking can lead to stomach and throat cancers. Dr. Eva […]

Red meat lovers may want to cut down on steaks and hamburgers. Research shows that red meat is linked with throat and stomach cancers, according to lead author Dr. Amanda J. Cross of the U.S. National Cancer Institute. After following nearly half a million American adults aged 50 to 71 for a decade, the researchers

A new study revealed that the risk percentage for lower stomach cancer among young white males and females in the U.S. is rising despite the corresponding decrease in most groups. “We confirmed what had been previously understood about gastric cancer, that in most groups it has been declining over the last thirty years,” according to

Although taking aspirin can help manage or prevent heart disease, a new study revealed that it may increase the risk for stomach bleeding. Based on the researchers’ estimates, around five to ten in a thousand people are at risk for stomach bleeding every year due to aspirin intake. Since the 1970s, experts say aspirin helps

Constipation is an awful feeling in the abdomen that is brought about by the weird knotting and increased pressure. This condition is particularly identified by hard stools or the difficulty or inability to pass stools. Moreover, a person suffering from constipation may also experience headache, bloating and a swollen abdomen. Failure to engage in any

Researchers at Northwestern University revealed that popular drugs used for regurgitation and acid reflux work much better in addressing heartburn. Acid reflux is a condition where the fluids from the stomach rise up (reflux) to into the esophagus and into the back of the mouth, causing a bitter taste. Most of these gastric fluids contain

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents flow back into the esophagus (tube passage between the mouth and the stomach) causing heartburn, a burning sensation in the chest. There are about 30 million Americans or 10 percent of the population who suffer daily  from symptoms of heartburn or acid reflux,

A study in the US showed that eating brown rice lessens the chance of developing type 2 diabetes. With the increased consumption of white rice among Americans in the past decades, about 18 million have the developed the disease. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes where the body fails to take

Osteoporosis, a thinning and weakening of the bones, is frequently linked to women citing the female hormone as the predisposing factor for its development.  Osteoporosis has been an underdiagnosed problem in men. Most people are not aware of the risk and incidence of osteoporosis in males so that it goes untreated in the majority of

Syringes have always been identified as one of the entry routes for infectious diseases to spread from person-to-person. An investigated outbreak of hepatitis infections among patients who underwent endoscopy procedures revealed that the virus were transmitted through intravenous anesthesia. A recent study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, reported six cases of outbreak-associated hepatitis C (HCV) infection