BEWARE, LYING OUT AFTER EATING CAN TRIGGER GERD

After feeling full, most people will tend to be sleepy. So it's not uncommon to end up sleeping or just lying down. However, the habit of lying down after eating can be the trigger for GERD. Prof. Ari Fahrial Syam, MD, Ph.D., MMB, FACP, FACG, FINASIM, gastroentero-hepatology consultant, explained that GERD is

GET TO KNOW THE CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY

The development of increasingly advanced technology, including in medicine, has resulted in various innovations to facilitate disease detection. One of them is the capsule endoscopy which is a choice for assessing the condition of the gastrointestinal tract and even the small intestine. Dr. Tjahjadi Robert Tedjasaputra, consultant of gastroenterohepatology, explained that capsule

HEALTH PROBLEM ON GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

Some disorders encountered in the digestive tract are caused by food factors consumed by a person. Hendra Nurjadin, MD explained that digestive tract disorders are divided into two categories, namely upper and lower digestive problems. Upper digestive problems that often occur are dyspepsia or what is commonly called an ulcer with symptoms