Mucus is naturally produced by your gastrointestinal tract, but if you can see it in your stool it can be a sign of an ...

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucus overlying the epithelium of the stomach in more than 50% of the world’s population. This ...

High nitrate intake caused nitrite to accumulate in loosely adherent rat gastric mucus; if this layer was removed, mucosal blood flow decreased. The authors suggest that this previously unknown ...

A common stomach bug can lead to serious health issues if left untreated. While many people may carry the bacteria without ...

Gastric cancer, or stomach cancer, is a type of cancer that begins in the mucus-producing cells on the inside lining of the stomach. The most common type of stomach cancer is adenocarcinoma.

H. pylori bacteria spread through food and water. They live in the mucus that coats the lining of the stomach and duodenum, and they produce urease, an enzyme that neutralizes stomach acid by ...

Willet SG, Thanintorn N, McNeill H, Huh SH, Ornitz DM, Huh WJ, Hoft SG, DiPaolo RJ, Mills JC. SOX9 governs gastric mucous neck cell identity and is required for injury-induced metaplasia. Cell Mol ...

Alcohol damages mucus in the gastric system’s lining and impairs esophagus contractions. Both of these factors can increase acid reflux. Learn more about alcohol and heartburn here. A 2021 ...