Use of statins after the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease is associated with a lower risk for intestinal stricture formation than ...

Patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy may live with low-grade chronic inflammation of the lower intestine 20 years after the treatment. This has been shown in a study by researchers at the ...

Inflammatory bowel disease, often called IBD, is a long-term condition that causes inflammation in the digestive system. It ...

If your IBS symptoms never quite add up, it might be because your gut is juggling more than one problem at once. If you have ...

Benefits: Extremely effective at treating diarrhea and cramps from a wide variety of causes from dietary indiscretion to viral and other intestinal problems. Cautions: Can cause constipation. Avoid in ...

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot ...

Common causes of lower left abdominal pain are gas, constipation, and diarrhea. Kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion are more severe causes of abdominal pain. Eating smaller meals ...

People with celiac disease have lower levels of fiber-metabolizing gut microbes. In a celiac disease mouse model, adding inulin fiber and specific bacteria reduced gut inflammation.

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...

Chronic stress can disrupt bowel function, and eating late at night may further aggravate the problem, with possible effects on digestive health and the gut microbiome, a new study has suggested.