Our knowledge of how the stomach works was rooted in an accident: In 1822, a fur trapper named Alexis St. Martin shot himself in the side, and the resulting wound left a permanent opening to his ...

Omeprazole is a generic prescription drug that works to treat certain digestive conditions by blocking production of stomach acid. Your response to this drug may vary based on your medical history and ...

A new $3.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant is helping University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) researchers delve into one of the body’s most fascinating processes ...

Many people finish a normal meal and suddenly notice something uncomfortable: the stomach feels tight, stretched, or unusually full. It can happen even when the portion size was reasonable. Some ...