Is coffee consumption related to a decreased risk of gallstone disease?

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WebMD explains peptic ulcer disease, including its causes and treatment.

Is there an established connection between early life environmental exposures and the development of IBD later in life? This new study describes.

What is the connection between antiviral treatment and the risk of developing non-liver-related diseases in patients with hepatitis C?

How do fixed-length and response-guided treatment regimens compare as treatment options for HCV-genotype-1 in both treatment-naive and -experienced patients?

Although almost 90% of patients initially respond to lamivudine therapy, studies show that progressively emerging drug resistance significantly reduces remission rates after 4 years of treatment.

Personalizing therapy for inflammatory bowel disease rests on two premises. What are they and how well does the current literature support them?

Its prolonged stress, or overwhelming and chronic stressors, that make stress pathological. Its also a person's ability to adapt to, or deal with stress, that determines how it will effect them. For many of us, prolonged stress will be felt in our guts. Stress will cause the gastrointestinal tr

It is not difficult to see why heartburn is such a monumental problem. But in the answer to how we got where we are today with heartburn we can also learn what we need to do to get rid of the problem.

If you have been diagnosed with a hiatal hernia, peptic ulcer disease, or gallstones, you may have questions. Find the answers you need here.

Patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome are often given priority for liver transplants based on a certain MELD score. How do these patients generally fare after the transplant?

Promising abstracts at The Liver Meeting this year portend well for HCV treatment in the near future.

Heartburn sufferers all over the world deal with their problem by regularly taking some form of drug based medication. But do you realise that it is possible to get rid of your problem permanently without the need for any drugs. An acid reflux cure that is permanent and drug free - how good is that?

Are there any new therapies on the market for the treatment of chronic unremitting ulcerative colitis?

Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of constipation including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.

IBS and psychological distress have an impact on GERD symptoms and QoL before and after PPI therapy.

A large set of experimental and clinical data suggest that CD is the consequence of an abnormal genetically determined response of the immune system to the intestinal flora.

Is fecal transplant a successful and safe treatment for immunocompromised patients with C. difficile infection? This new study looks at the latest research.