Abdominal Pain Abdominal pain may be secondary to ulcerative process, inflammatory, infectious or obstructive (cancer). In youth, the most common cause of abdominal pain are inflammation of appendix (appendicitis) and infectious gastroenteritis. OFFICE HOURS [...]

Heartburn Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia, or acid indigestion is a burning sensation in the chest, just behind the breastbone or in the epigastrium, the upper central abdomen. The pain often rises in the chest and may [...]

Gastritis Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach, and has many possible causes. The main acute causes are excessive alcohol consumption or prolonged use of no steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (also known as NSAIDs) such as [...]

Peptic Ulcer A peptic ulcer, also known as peptic ulcer disease (PUD), is the most common ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. It is defined as mucosal erosions [...]

Irritable bowel syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS, or spastic colon) is a symptom-based diagnosis characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits. As a functional bowel disorder, IBS has no known organic cause. Diarrhea [...]