Common over-the-counter painkillers can cause stomach bleeding and kidney damage when used without supervision, especially among those with hypertension and diabetes.

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Look, if you’ve dealt with gastritis, you already know that big meals feel like torture. There’s actually science behind why – research shows that stomach inflammation can make larger meals ...

Gastritis means that your stomach’s inner lining is inflamed or worn down. Alcoholic gastritis is what people call it if gastritis happens because of alcohol use. You can take steps to lower your risk ...

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...

The terrible pain started a week earlier, and she had already been to the emergency room twice. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. “You need to go back to the hospital,” the visiting nurse declared shortly after ...

Acute pancreatitis is the third most common gastrointestinal condition associated with hospitalization in the United States and is the primary diagnosis in hundreds of thousands of emergency ...

Credit: Getty Images. Although the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis may vary, the most common symptom occurring in 95% of cases is deep epigastric pain that radiates to the back.