A useful review (Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 11: 6-12) provides information on these clinical problems. Belching or eructation can be divided into gastric belches which are normal and supragastric belching. Supragastric belching which is a behavior (not a reflex), is often provoked by stress. Air … Continue reading
Since this blog’s inception, there are now more than 2500 posts; these are the most popular (most views): Diet or drugs for cyclic vomiting syndrome July 2012 Miralax Safety Feb 2013 Colonoscopy, Split-dosing bowel preps, and Ottawa Scores July 2012 NAFLD … Continue reading
Full text: M Halland et al Clinical Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 16: 1549-1555 provide an excellent review and practical recommendations for rumination syndrome. The article describes the high prevalence which is ~0.8-0.9% of adults and ~5% of children. Some populations like … Continue reading
A recent randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study by A Pauweis et al (Am J Gastroenterol 2018; 113: 97-104) indicated that baclofen improved rumination syndrome in adults (mean age 42 years). Thanks to Ben Gold for this reference. Baclofen (dosed at 10 … Continue reading
Reading a recent study (A Alioto et al. J Pediatr 2017; 185: 155-9) reminded me of “My Cousin Vinny.” In a crucial scene, Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) proves that the accused killers were not the killers by identifying tire … Continue reading
Today and tomorrow I am posting the most popular posts and my personal favorite posts from 2015. I am labeling the most popular posts as those posts that had the highest number of visits in the past year. Most popular … Continue reading
A recent study (Barba E, et al. Gastroenterol 2015; 148: 732-9) provides insight into why some patients develop functional abdominal distention. In this prospective study of 45 patients (42 women), the researchers performed numerous tests to determine the reasons for … Continue reading
