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0 New Location for Dr. David Gutman

As of July 28, 2014 Dr. David Gutman has relocated to a new location, at 366 N. Broadway, in Jericho, New York 11753. Our office is conveniently located on Route 106/107 just half a mile north of Ikea, at exit 35S on the Northern State and 41S on the Long Island Expressway. You can contact us at (516) 495-5280 or care@refluxny.com.

We will continue to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux, Silent Reflux (LPR), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Barrett’s Esophagus, GI Cancer Prevention, and your overall gastrointestinal wellness. We will be offering a wider range of state of the art treatment options for these disorders.

0 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Proton Pump Inhibitors

Research has shown that more than a third of patients with eosinophilia  of the esophagus respond to Proton Pump Inhibitors with resolution of the findings clinically and on biopsy. Eosinophilic Esophagitis is an allergic disorder seen in adults and children who develop scar tissue and narrowing in the esophagus food pipe due to a food allergy. The most common symptom is swallowing disturbance but heartburn and regurgitation are very common. It is called Eosinophilic Esophagitis due to the presence of allergic cells called eosinophils on the biopsy specimens of the esophagus. It is usually treated with dietary elimination of potentially offending food allergies. It can also be treated with swallowed corticosteroids that coat the esophagus.

0 Fatigued? Is Your Body Stressed?

Fatigue may be caused by Physical Stress, Mental Stress, Oxidative Stress, or Immune System Activation. What would you do with more energy. Reset, Revive, Renew.

0 What Is The Difference Between Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

Many times, people will say they have diverticulitis,a dangerous condition, when they have the more benign and common diverticulosis. Diverticulitis is a serious infection and inflammation of the bowel wall. It requires treatment with antibiotics, and often leads to hospitalization and surgery. People with diverticulosis have large intestinal pockets  called diverticula. From the inside of […]

0 What Can I Eat With Diverticulitis?

Diverticulitis is a serious infection of the bowel wall caused by rupture of a small pocket leading to inflammation, tenderness, pain, and often fever and difficulty with passage of the bowel. It is an acute illness, occurring suddenly but takes a long time to resolve. On the other hand the condition of having the pockets […]

0 Irritable Bowel Syndrome | IBS

What You Do Not Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome Can Affect Your Health. Discover the mistakes physicians and patients make. These shocking facts can protect your life.

0 Cancer Prevention

Our modern society exposes us to so much pollutants, environmental stresses, oxidative stress, that cancer has become a very common problem we all dread.

0 Plavix and Proton Pump Inhibitors | Your risks of heart attacks on PPI revealed.

My cardiologist told me to stop Nexium because I have a coronary artery stent and take Plavix. Now my reflux is much worse. What should I do? Patients with coronary artery disease, often require stents to be placed to improve blood flow to the heart, prevent angina, and protect against a heart attack. Patients with […]

0 How Should I Take My Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)?

Proton Pump Inhibitors are potent blockers of production of stomach acid. They are truly remarkable medications and have provided hundreds of millions of people relief from heartburn and ulcers. PPIs  have had a major impact in prevention of cancer of the stomach and esophagus. Although you swallow the pill and it goes into your stomach, […]

0 Barrett’s Esophagus

Barrett’s Esophagus puts you at risk of cancer of the esophagus due to a transformation of the lower esophagus that is injured by acid over many years.