inflamed stomach

Stomach Disorders – Types, Causes and Symptoms

The stomach is an important organ of digestion, lying between the esophagus (food pipe or gullet) and the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). Like any other part of the body, a host of diseases can affect the stomach. This may result in disruptions in its functioning and symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, pain, >> Read More ...

6 Signs of Gastritis and How to Spot It

Gastritis is a relatively common stomach condition among adults and can also affect children. The stomach wall becomes inflamed in gastritis and there may even be open sores (ulcers) that form in the wall. Gastritis can be acute or chronic, with the latter often associated with H.pylori >> Read More ...

Stomach Knot Pain (Knots in the Abdomen) Causes

It is not uncommon to describe anxiety or other strong emotions like fears as “the stomach was tied up in knots” or “had knots in the stomach”. This is just a common way to describe the strange sensation that we experience in the abdominal area during times of heightened emotion. It is usually >> Read More ...

Autoimmune Gastritis (Stomach) Causes, Signs and Symptoms

Gastritis is the term for inflammation of the stomach. As a hollow sac, it is the walls of the stomach that are inflamed to varying degrees. This may sometimes be isolated to the superficial inner lining of the stomach (mucosa) or it can extend through the entire wall of the stomach. Persistent inflammation leads to >> Read More ...

Burning Stomach Pain Symptoms, Sometimes Dull Ache or No Pain

GaryAR72 Asked : I have been experiencing this severe burning sensation in my stomach every now and then which does not seem to be triggered by any foods or anything else that I have spotted. I had an endoscopy about two years ago when it first started and my doctor excluded ulcers and so on. It is not a constant stomach >> Read More ...

H.Pylori (Helicobacter pylori) Causes, Tests and Treatment

What is H.pylori? Helicobacter pylori or H.pylori is a gram-negative, helix/spiral shaped bacterium (plural ~ bacteria). It has multiple flagella (long tail-like projection) at one end which allows it to move through the stomach and burrow deep into the stomach lining (gastric mucosa). This bacteria has in-built mechanisms >> Read More ...

Hole in Stomach Symptoms, Acid & Ulcers Eating the Stomach Wall

JackieS69 Asked : My doctor diagnosed me with stomach ulcers about 4 months ago and has put me on a course of medication to try to heal it. At first it just started as indigestion and I responded well to antacids when I felt upset. Now there isĀ  pain (more than just a stomachache) which does not go down at all and each >> Read More ...