From the Journals
Swallow this: Tiny tech tracks your gut in real time
Part of what makes gastrointestinal troubles so frustrating are the invasive and uncomfortable tests one must endure for diagnosis.
Heartburn/Acid Reflux
From the Journals
PPI use in type 2 diabetes links with cardiovascular events
Prospective data from almost 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes show that proton pump inhibitor use is linked with significantly more...
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How can clinicians distinguish food allergy and GERD in young kids?
“Many allergists fear that patients may be labeled with a food allergy unnecessarily. Because no biomarkers or tests for food allergy–related GERD...
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Childhood cow’s milk allergy raises health care costs
“Children with food allergies typically have other atopic comorbidities that require more visits to primary care physicians and specialists and...
From the Journals
Study pinpoints best predictor of when reflux symptoms don’t require PPI
Acid exposure time less than 4.0% measured over 4 days was the best predictor of when patients don’t need PPI therapy.
Applied Evidence
Dyspepsia: A stepwise approach to evaluation and management
Let a patient’s age and specific symptoms steer your initial investigation. Consider treatment options beyond antibiotics for H pylori gastritis...
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Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?
Consumers pay hundreds of dollars for tests not covered by insurance, hoping to get answers to health problems ranging from irritable bowel...
From the Journals
PPIs associated with diabetes risk, but questions remain
Researchers call for blood glucose testing and diabetes surveillance in long-term PPI users, but causal evidence is weak.
Guidelines
GERD: Endoscopic therapies may offer alternative to PPIs
Across 22 randomized, controlled trials and observational studies, objective and symptomatic improvement varied between endoscopic modalities.