Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease caused by an aberrant immune response in the gut. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disease that may be ...
Introduction Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is characterised by symptoms (most commonly heartburn) caused by exposure of the oesophageal mucosa to gastric contents. Usually, the macroscopic ...
a Digestive Disease Research Center/Neuroenteric Biology Group, Department of Medicine, UCLA and West LA VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, b Section of Gastroenterology (111G-1), Tucson ...