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Gas-Be-Gone
Does Beano work? Are there natural ways to reduce the gas you pass? Try preventive measures first. If they don't work, learn how to move gas through your intestines more readily.

Ulcers And The Helicobacter Pylori Revolution
Thanks to the discovery of H. pylori, most individuals with duodenal and gastric ulcers can be treated with one of several multidrug regimens.

Sigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy is an examination of the bottom one-third of your large intestine, including your rectum and the bottom part of your colon.

Esophagitis
The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries food through the chest, from the mouth to the stomach. If the inside lining of your esophagus becomes inflamed, causing pain and problems with swallowing, you have esophagitis.


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