Musicians playing wind instruments are covered because of the threat of gastric reflux.

Damage to teeth, chronic gastric reflux and inflammation of the oesophagus are common.

This and other research implicates pepsin in carcinogenesis attributed to gastric reflux.

This leads to large volumes of gastric reflux, dehydration, low blood pressure, and potentially shock.

Pepsin may also cause mucosal damage during weakly acidic or non-acid gastric reflux.

He had refused gastric surgery and doctors decided that deep brain stimulation, although experimental, was his best option.

So, instead of committing patients to lifelong anti-acid therapy, or gastric surgery, they could be cured with a week's course of tablets.

And in an incredible transformation she lost 15st and dropped nine dress sizes after gastric surgery.

Her health was so affected by her hefty weight, she was referred for gastric surgery and has now lost almost 10st.

Only the drastic option of gastric surgery has a long-term record of success, with most patients losing half their excess weight.