Discover how atrophic gastritis silently damages stomach tissue while increasing cancer risk, often going undiagnosed for years.

Within weeks of quitting, stomach acid production begins normalizing, blood flow improves, and tissue repair accelerates. Former smokers see their ulcer risk decline substantially within a year ...

Stomach acid, if given the opportunity, would happily digest our own tissues. It’s released by parietal cells that are tucked within folds along the tunica mucosa lining of the stomach.

Gastritis is an inflammation, irritation, or erosion of the stomach lining. It can come on suddenly and last a short time (acute), or start gradually and be long-lasting (chronic). It's a common ...

An epigastric hernia is a bulge created by the bulging of body tissue through the surrounding muscle in the stomach area. This may not cause symptoms at all, but some cases are painful. Learn ...

H. pylori bacteria (green) binding to a piece of pre-cancerous gastric tissue (blue). The authors found that during chronic infection, H. pylori genetically adapts to the pre-cancerous stomach ...

Stomach cancer occurs when cancerous cells form in the tissue of the stomach. In the body, new cells form and replace old cells all the time. Extra buildup of these cells happens when new cells form ...