Intestinal Metaplasia (IM): Symptoms, Treatment & More
Intestinal metaplasia (IM) occurs when the body replaces the cells that line the upper digestive tract (including the stomach and esophagus) with cells that line the intestines. When IM happens in the stomach, it’s called gastric intestinal metaplasia; when it occurs in the esophagus, it’s called Barrett’s esophagus. Intestinal metaplasia does not cause any symptoms […]