He died in October following a battle with dementia, kidney disease, heart disease and stomach cancer.

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It's worse for me because I have a stomach problem, Crohn's disease.

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Your business will survive if you can deliver a product that not only fills the stomach, increases physical activity or treats disease, but actually makes the consumer or patient healthier.

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Soda is also associated with symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, when the contents of the stomach leak back up and cause a burning sensation in the esophagus.

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About 7, 000 UK people develop stomach cancer each year and most have an advanced stage of the disease.

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Gut bacteria were found to have a surprising role in disease 20 years ago, when Australian scientists showed that stomach ulcers aren't caused by stress, as long thought, but by chronic infection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

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In comparison, carrying excess fat around the stomach, being "apple shaped", raises the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

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Coeliac disease is often diagnosed in childhood, and can be characterised by a distended stomach and stunted growth.

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