Publications by authors named "Giovanni Luca Rizzo"

Background: Although FD may affect up to 10% of the general population, the therapy for FD is not standard. Recently, ginger-based food supplements have been proposed in order to restore FD symptoms. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of a new nutraceutical formulation containing extract of gingerol and thymus as a possible natural treatment in managing the symptoms of functional dyspepsia (FD).

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Background: Our aims were to assess the real life effectiveness and safety of the new bismuth-containing quadruple therapy in a large population of patients infected by Helicobacter pylori.

Methods: Consecutive dyspeptic H. pylori-positive patients were enrolled, both naïve for treatment and already unsuccessfully treated.

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