SAN DIEGO — Patients who have outgrown their food allergies can develop eosinophilic esophagitis as a reaction to the same foods, a new study shows. "Two to 4 years later, they come back with a ...

DEAR DOCTOR K >> I have esophagitis. Could this have been caused by my acid reflux? What can I do about it? DEAR READER >> Yes, it could, and there are treatments. First, some explanation. The ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: After reading your recent column on difficulty swallowing, I wanted to write in about my experience with dysphagia. An endoscopy with dilation and biopsies confirmed that I had ...

“In EoE, PPIs are used for anti-inflammatory properties rather than acid suppression,” says Alex Koral, MD, a gastroenterologist and an associate professor of pediatric gastroenterology at Yale School ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis causes chronic inflammation in the esophagus, which can make it difficult for a person to eat, drink, or even swallow saliva. A person may also experience related symptoms, ...

Esophageal pain manifests as symptoms of heartburn and or chest pain. Esophageal pain is a type of visceral pain that is poorly localized owing to divergence of visceral afferents. The esophagus is ...

The investigational monoclonal antibody cendakimab significantly improved symptoms and reduced esophageal eosinophils in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis at 24 weeks, a randomized phase III ...