[28] An upper GI series is useful. A characteristic so-called bird's beak is usually seen in patients with achalasia. A dilated, sigmoid esophagus may be present in patients with long-standing ...

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Individuals with achalasia show a higher risk for mortality than matched reference individuals from the general population, ...

Your body uses a bit of extra energy to warm cold water to its internal temperature, burning a few calories Unless you have specific medical conditions, drinking cold water is generally safe and ...

Various factors, ranging from eating habits to digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, can cause stomach symptoms, such as vomiting, cramps, and changes to stool. The GI tract consists of ...

Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...

Correspondence to Dr Massimiliano di Pietro, MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, P.O. Box 197, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK; md460{at}mrc-cu.cam.ac.uk The most recent ...