Esophagus

... nerve fibres are carried in the vagus, or 10th cranial, nerve. As the vagus nerve passes through the opening in the diaphragm together with the esophagus, branches of the right vagus nerve spread over the posterior part of the stomach, while the left vagus nerve... * hunger ( in motivation (behaviour): ...

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... diagnosed with 17 food allergies (milk, soy, banana, corn, chicken, turkey, pork, etc) In addition, she was diagnosed with two ulcers; one in her esophagus and the other in the upper portion of her stomach. She's ONLY 7 years old! Anyhow, she's been seen by many specialists, all of whom have minimized ...

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... Sounds like complications can arise with this if not controlled. Dysphagia (Difficulty swallowing) is one of them. If problem get bad enough the esophagus can inflame and cause food compaction, this will cause vomiting. If the reflux gets bad enough, the stomach or esophagus can develop ulcers ...

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... EE (Eosinophilic Esophigitis.) Eosinophils are white blood cells that help ward off parasites, etc. Eosinophils are not typically present in the Esophagus, and EE is a pretty rare but "on-the-rise" (especially in the pediatric population) disease/diagnosis. My daughter has 2 ulcers ...

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... by-products, there has to be an underlying cause. We have a GI scope in December. My daughter's endoscopy revealed two ulcers (one in her lower esophagus and one in the upper stomach) as well as eosinophilic esophagitis. Also, I wanted to also inform other bloggers that my daughter ALSO has ...

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