From: Ask VideoMD, com	Category: Gastroenterology
City: Miami	Language: English

Ask VideoMD.com: Does milk improve the symptoms of reflux- heartburn? Milk contains protein and fat which both decrease the tone of the lower esophageal sphincter- which prevents acid from refluxing back from the stomach to the esophagus. This will actually cause an increase in the amount of acid reflux, and worsen your heartburn symtpoms. Question from HealthEagle.com-Your Resource for Health Knowledge.

From: Johnson and Johnson, Health	Category: Gastroenterology
City: New Brunswick	Language: English

GERD- Gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnosis. GERD causes symptoms of burning in the chest, and bad taste in the mouth when stomach acids go back into the esophagus from the stomach. Sometimes the diagnosis will be made presumptively by the symptoms and treated with antacids and medicines that decrease the stomach acid, such as the PPI's. Others may need an upper endoscopy.

From: Johnson and Johnson, Health	Category: Gastroenterology
City: New Brunswick	Language: English

GERD- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease causes symptoms of burning in the chest frequently associated with meals, and bad taste in the mouth. Besides the usual causes, such as diet, alcohol use, other factors such as stress and anxiety and tight fitting clothing can exacerbate GERD. In addition to the standard treatment using antacids, and medicines for reflux, such as the PPI's-Nexium, omeprazole, and protonix, stress relief with yoga, or meditating can also help.

From: Childrens Hospital, STL	Category: Gastroenterology
City: Saint Louis	Language: English

The most common reason for liver transplant in children is biliary atresia. This presents very early in life. The child will have yellow skin, or jaundice. Some children have benign jaundice early in life, but being evaluated early is important if it persists. In this disease the biliary ducts do not form correctly, and occurs around the time of birth. There is a surgery that can relieve the blockage that helps in some children. Others will need to go on to liver transplant.

From: Ray Shidrawi, MBBS, MD, FRCP	Category: Gastroenterology
City:  -	Language: English

ERCP- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Dr. Ray Shidrawi discusses the different reasons that a person may undergo an ERCP. With this procedure doctors can intervene on the gallbladder, liver and pancreas. Most commonly, gallstones can be removed in patients with gallstone pancreatitis.

From: Wayne Green, MD	Category: Gastroenterology
City: Harlingen	Language: English

The liver processes nutrients, produces proteins, stores sugars, and controls hormones, sugar levels, and cholesterol levels.It also filters unwanted substances, and helps the body fight infection. Cirrhosis is a disease in which the normal liver tissue is replaced with scarred tissue, and the liver is unable to perform its usual function. Chronic alcoholism, and hepatitis are the most common causes. Video courtesy of Blausen Medical.

From: Michael K Davis, MD	Category: Gastroenterology
City: Pensacola	Language: English

Michael Davis, MD, pediatrician, discusses probiotics, an organic treatment for diarrhea and inflammatory bowel disease in children. Probiotics are good bacteria, which can help with digestion and symptoms of inflammatory bowel syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome , colic and infectious diarrhea. Culturelle, FLorastor, and VSL#3 are some probiotics which contain bacteria, such as lactobacilus.

From: John McHutchinson, MD	Category: Gastroenterology
City: Durham	Language: English

Adding an anti viral can decrease the treatment time in half for patients with hepatitis C. Dr. McHutchinson. Duke University.

From: Todd Baron, MD	Category: Gastroenterology
City: Rochester	Language: English

Pancreatic Necrosis: Dr. Todd Baron, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic. Pancreatic necrosis is a loss of the normal pancreatic tissue due to chronic pancreatitis. The standard treatment has been an open operation. A new minimally invasive treatment uses an endoscope to access the pancreas through the stomach to drain the material.