Upper stomach pain can mean gas, indigestion, or stomach viruses. More severe causes can include appendicitis, gallstones, bowel obstruction, or peptic ulcers.

His upper airway was destroyed. He had to be fitted with a tracheostomy tube in his neck to help him breathe and a gastrostomy tube in his stomach for feedings. Throughout his life, he never tasted ...

Stomach diseases include stomach cancer, gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastroparesis. Many stomach diseases are associated with infection, such as with Helicobacter pylori.