Category Archives: Gastroenterology
PPAR-gamma protein is linked to Crohn
A team from the Pasteur Institute of France today in PNAS shows that the protein PPAR-gamma is associated with protection against inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s disease.
Restore the natural barriers to intestinal infections through diet and pharmacological intervention can be a therapeutic option in cases of intestinal diseases like Crohn’s disease. This is according to [...]
Germ stomach increases the risk of future acid reflux
A severe outbreak caused by a virus in the stomach could be the cause of heartburn in the future, according to a new study.
A serious bacterial or viral infection in the digestive system, called infectious gastroenteritis, could lead to irritable bowel syndrome, perhaps by generating a low-grade intestinal inflammation, according to Dr. Alex Ford Medical [...]
Fatty acids worsen ills linked to obesity
Inflammation of the tissues increases the presence of PAI-1 molecule that increases the risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Molecules called free fatty acids circulating in the blood can directly increase the risk of diseases linked to obesity, according to a study released Wednesday by the journal Science Translational Medicine.
In addition, scientists at the Albert [...]
Drugs for Heartburn dependence and symptoms
Even in those with priorc drugs called inhibitors, proton pump can causes
Even in those with prior symptoms of heartburn drugs called inhibitors, proton pump can cause those symptoms once treatment is stopped, concludes a study published in the journal Gastroenterology.
“It seems that the drugs induce the symptoms they treat, which would generate” dependence on these [...]
Fatty acids in food high risk of ulcerative colitis
In people who eat lots of red meat, cooked with some oil and use some types of polyunsaturated fatty acids and margarine heavy, increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study of more than 200,000 Europeans.
These foods are rich in linoleic acid and the study found that people more omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty [...]
Fatty acids in food high risk of ulcerative colitis
In people who eat lots of red meat, cooked with some oil and use some types of polyunsaturated fatty acids and margarine heavy, increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study of more than 200,000 Europeans.
These foods are rich in linoleic acid and the study found that people more omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty [...]