Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...

"Gut health" has become somewhat of a buzzword online these days. There's a lot of emphasis on how to boost gut health, from trendy supplements to prebiotic soda — but what if the key to a healthy gut ...

One of the most, well, irritating parts about irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) is the abdominal pain. The sharp, stabbing sensation can stop you in your tracks — and make it tough to ...

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. Diverticula is pockets that develop in the colon wall. These small pouches bulge outward through weak spots in the colon wall. Thymus gland endocrine system 3d ...

SIBO is when bacteria that normally live in your colon start growing too much in your small intestine. Diagnosing SIBO is tricky. There’s no perfect test, and symptoms like bloating and gas can be ...

A newly discovered healing mechanism in the gut could transform treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Specialized gut bacteria transform ordinary bile acids into powerful healing compounds that ...

Background: Small bowel adenocarcinoma are relatively rare tumors of the digestive system. Due to the lack of specific screening methods, patients are often diagnosed at an advanced stage. At present, ...

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, the old saying goes. That may apply to aspirin, too, after a medical agency recommended that Americans take more aspirin to preempt heart attacks, strokes and, ...