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The complications of indigestion disorder

Apr 19th2010-04-19T00:30:31ZM jS

Posted by John Newman in Digestive Disorders

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Indi­ges­tion is often caused by acid reflux, which occurs when stom­ach acid leaks back up into your oeso­phagus (gul­let) and irrit­ates its lin­ing (mucosa). If this irrit­a­tion builds up over time, it can cause your oeso­phagus to become scarred. This scar­ring can even­tu­ally lead to your oeso­phagus becom­ing nar­row and con­stric­ted (known as oeso­pha­geal stricture).

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What is a digestive disorder?

Mar 16th2010-03-16T12:07:50ZM jS

Posted by Angela Taylor in Digestive Disorders

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Gast­roeso­pha­geal reflux dis­ease (GORD) is one of the main causes of recur­ring indi­ges­tion. It is caused by acid reflux, which occurs when the oeso­pha­geal sphinc­ter fails to pre­vent stom­ach acid from com­ing back up into your oesophagus.

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Appendicitis – the causes and symptoms

Jan 26th2010-01-26T15:45:57ZM jS

Posted by John Newman in Health Care

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The reason we have an appendix is unclear. The bio­lo­gist Charles Dar­win thought that the appendix may be a by-product of evol­u­tion; some­thing that early humans needed to help digest plants. How­ever, recent research has sug­ges­ted that the appendix may provide a home to ‘friendly bac­teria’ that aid diges­tion and help fight infection.

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