More than three feet of the man's small intestine broke through his skin in a two-inch wide spot after he suffered a ...

We report a novel method for identifying the small intestine electrical activity slow-wave frequencies (SWFs) from noninvasive biomagnetic measurements. Superconducting quantum interference device ...

Many species, including humans, have vestigial organs that are thought to be useless. But this specific structure might ...

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease. Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays heterogeneity in ...

Short bowel syndrome is a Crohn's disease complication that can cause chronic diarrhea and lead to dehydration and malabsorption of nutrients. Learn how to manage symptoms and find relief. A small ...

Background Parenteral nutrition (PN) and palliative venting gastrostomies (PVG) are two interventions used clinically to manage inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO); however, little is known ...

Ultrashort bowel syndrome (USBS) is a group of heterogeneous disorders where the length of small bowel is less than 10 cm or 10% of expected for the age. It is caused by massive loss of the gut which ...

Let’s discuss a habit that many people have that is very personal. Maybe you know that quiet time in the bathroom. Some people will check their cell phones, maybe the news. It doesn’t feel like ...

“There are many causes of fatigue and this should be investigated,” says Rai. “Bowel cancer can cause anaemia, and the lack of healthy red cells causes fatigue.

Danni explained: "Bowel cancer takes 15 to 20 years to grow, from when it's first cell. Well, I was born in 1985. When I was in the surgeon's appointment on Monday, he said something so interesting." ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;7(4):323-329. Capsule retention generally occurs in patients with previous abdominal surgery; for example, patients that have certain diseases, such as Crohn ...

Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, accounts for approximately 10% of all cancer cases. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Bowel cancer predominantly ...