The most obvious early warning of Gastric or Stomach Cancer is the presence of blood in vomit or stools, however it is not always this simple as these symptoms are not always present. To further complicate matters, bleeding may be caused by ulcers or Gastritis rather than cancer.

If any internal bleeding is evident, a colonoscopy should follow.
If these results are negative, an upper endoscopic exploration would be suggested.

After cancer is diagnosed, a CT or ultrasound will be used to stage the cancer by indicating its spread throughout the body. Stages range from a primary tumor to tumors that invade the stomach wall muscle or adjacent structures.

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We all hope that our reflux problems are no more than a minor problem associated with too much food or alcahol, but there is always the underlying danger of Stomach Cancer.

The biggest problem that we encounter, is caused by symptoms that can arrive late due to the large capacity of the stomach.

If you tend to feel bloated after eating only a small amount of food, an upper gastrointestional endoscopy is an option for ruling out cancer that may be lurking.

Other symptoms of stomach cancer include:

Burning heartburn or indigestion. This is common terminology for acid reflux or GERD that we discuss frequently.
Nausea and vomiting
Loss of appetite
Fatigue and weakness
Abdiminal pain
Passing blood in vomit or urine

If you do encounter any of the above symptoms, do not panic, as they are also typical of a diverse range of gastrointestional conditions and not necessarily present due to cancer.

I will report more soon on diagnosis and treatment of stomach cancer.

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I noticed this interesing story concerning Acid Reflux Disease (GERD) and its relevance to the time you go to bed after your meal.

It was fromReuters Health with its source being the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

If you suffer from acid reflux disease, you may be going to bed too soon after your evening meal.

A shorter dinner-to-bed interval is significantly associated with an increased risk of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, or Acid Reflux, according to researchers in Japan.

“It is generally recommended that patients with Acid Reflux refrain from eating within three hours of going to sleep,” Dr. Yasuhiro Fujiwara and colleagues from Osaka City University note in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

However, they point out, “In addition to a remarkable lack of supporting clinical evidence, whether Acid Reflux patients have shorter dinner-to-bed time is unknown.”

To investigate, the researchers used a questionnaire to assess the time between finishing dinner and going to bed among 147 Acid Reflux patients and 294 matched “controls” without Acid Reflux symptoms during the previous year.

A significant association was seen between shorter dinner-to-bed time and an increased risk of Acid Reflux. Participants who went to be bed within three hours after eating were 7.45 times more likely to suffer from heartburn as those whose dinner-to-bed time was four hours or longer.

Based on these findings, Fujiwara’s team says the next step will be to see if going to bed more than three hours after eating can reduce or improve symptoms in people who suffer from Acid Reflux (GERD)

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Acid Reflux is felt as a burning sensation plus pain in the stomach and chest behind the breastbone.
The symptoms of Acid Reflux include bloating, gas, and nausea, often accompanied by shortness of breath and an acidic or sour taste in the throat and mouth.

Acid Reflux is caused when hydrochloric acid, which is use to digest food, is released up the esophagus.
On its way up the acid can irritate the sensitive tissues in the esophagus and throat.
In normal stomach function, the esophageal sphincter muscle contracts and prevents the stomach acid from passing up into the esophagus.

Acid Reflux occurs if this muscle is not functioning properly and allows the acid to slip past it resulting in when Acid Reflux symptoms.

Other names used include Gastroesophageal reflux disease ,dyspepsia, chronic Acid Reflux or acid indigestion.

If left un treated, repeated flow of acid through the esophagus can scar and produce changes in the cells lining, sometimes causing cancer.

A hiatus hernia develops when the stomach bulges up into the diaphragm, this condition can also cause Acid Reflux.
Other triggers for Acid Reflux are alcohol, smoking and eating acidic foods

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Women s Health Study researchers found that aspirin did not reduce heart attack risk in women, and actually increased their risk for gastric bleeding.

Gastrointestinal bleeding that required a blood transfusion occurred in 127 women taking aspirin, in contrast with 91 women taking a placebo. Gastric bleeding has been a known side effect of regular aspirin use for many years — even low-dose aspirin.

These findings were reported in the March 31, 2005, issue of the New
England Journal of Medicine.

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