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Gastrin
Gastrin is a protein hormone released by special cells called g cells. This hormone stimulates the stomach to make acid.
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A 42-year old asked:
What does gastrin do?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: gastrin?
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A 22-year old female asked about a 22-year old female:
What does patchy gastrin indicates in endoscopy?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are gastrin effects in your stomach?
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A male asked:
Can a High Gastrin cause small lesions in the lungs my level is about 1,600.
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A 46-year old female asked:
If i stop taking my Prilosec will my gastrin levels return to normal permanently ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I had a gastrin blood test done in which i did fast for. My result came back as <15, what does that mean?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Does hormones gastrins show up during an endoscopy?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Was on high doses of ppi's now high gastrin levels, achlorhdria and gastroparesis - could they be linked?
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A 49-year old male asked:
If the hormone Pro GRP is elevated, would Gastrin also be elevated. I am trying to get measure of my Pro GRP levels but can only find Gastrin tests?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Hello ,im a 45 yo male,i was diagnose with atropic gastritis in 2019 after a endoscopy and was told to get one done there after every 3 years,but in the past 6 months or so my gastrin levels have been goin up form 400 to 1340 a few days ago,i have be?
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A 33-year old female asked:
If you have a pituitary tumor and high gastrin levels but an octreoscan came back negative, what is likely wrong?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do I know if I am producing too much or too little regulatory hormones (gastrin, secretin, and cholecystokinin)?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Do I need to stop h1/h2 blockers when testing fasting gastrin? If so, for how long & does h pylori need treated b4 gastrin test? I no longer use ppis
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A 51-year old female asked:
Does excess gastrin reduce stomach motility which delays gastric emptying?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Is there a simple blood test to measure pro gastrin releasing peptide (pro GRP) or does it have to be done at a specialist centre.
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A 29-year old female asked:
What is my dr testing for with these tests? Gastrin, tryptase, calcitonin, chromogranin a. Histamine, 5-hiaa, cortisol, free, 24hr urine
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A 32-year old female asked:
5 peptic Ulcers, fatty liver upper limits of size, and elevated Gastrin level. Can these issues be related and what can I do for them ?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I have constant diahrria , high thyroid levels, extremely high gastrin levels, and pernicious anemia , plus my gallbladder removed .What is wrong ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver,5 Peptic Ulcers, elevated gastrin level Are these three things related what can be done to relief symptoms? wait to see GI dr
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have autoimmune atrophic gastritis. I also had been taking Pepcid for GERD. My gastrin levels are normal per lab results. Can famotidine make gastrin levels appear normal or does famotidine raise gastrin levels? Thank you?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I have pernicious anemia and was just told my gastrin levels were extremely high. I also take prilosec, lexapro, (escitalopram) restoril, ativan, and lithium. ?
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A 72-year old female asked:
I had an endoscopy about 6 weeks ago and was diagnosed with atrophic gastritis and ECL hyperplasia. The Gastro doctor then ordered blood work and everything came back wnl except for my Gastrin level which is 1,070.She is saying it is due to gastritis?
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A 39-year old male asked:
My GI found lymphangiectasia during an EGD. The report said gastric mucosal lymphangiectasia in the gastric body. What does this mean? I also have pernicious anemia and autoimmune gastritis but normal gastrin levels. How serious is this?
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A 39-year old male asked:
How can autoimmune atrophic gastritis exist in the stomach with normal gastrin levels? My parietal cell antibody is positive. Intrinsic factor is equivocal. My gastric is normal yet I have advanced AAG, in just 2 years of having this disease?
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A 35-year old female asked:
PUD x3 yr, H. pylori (eradicated), then NSAIDs - many EGDs and I have taken Protonix daily with good response but then recurrent after 3-6mos. I also have Hashimoto's - do you think the cause is hypogastremia? waiting for serum gastrin results.
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A 38-year old male asked:
What does it mean when there is a small Grade 2 neuroendocrine tumor in the stomach with autoimmune atrophic gastritis and pernicious anemia but the gastrin levels are normal instead of raised? Thank you?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Low gastrin levels, high eos absolute, taking protonix, (pantoprazole) big deep ulcer, neg biopsies, upper back pain can it be cancer?No pylori
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A 49-year old female asked:
Recent positive parietal cell ab titer (1:160),positive hashimoto's antibodies(10 yrs) , high b12 levels (1860), normal iron levels, normal gastrin and crp (.5). Please advice if this points to atrophic gastritis? Very worried about having it?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Am I dying?
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