An unusual gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. But how do you keep it happy? - Researchers have known for years that this ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

Ella Rhian had never experienced any stomach problems before and lived a normal, healthy life. Then, in September 2023, the ...

Crohn’s disease most often affects the end of the small intestine and the beginning of the colon (large intestine), but it may also affect any part of the GI tract from the mouth to the anus.

Short bowel syndrome is an extremely rare disease of the intestines ... When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work.

Several medications now calm painful inflammation in the intestines. Diets free of ultraprocessed foods also help ...

What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...

More than 1.9 million people around the world were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2020, which affects the large ...

Research in mice identifies protein responsible for regulating gut movement in response to pressure, exercise, and ...

A significant challenge in treating some diseases of the digestive tract is the healing of the inner lining of the intestine, explains Okamoto. His team sees organoids as a possible solution.