The group of lifelong intestinal conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ...

In patients with inflammatory bowel disease, severe gastrointestinal infections may trigger disease flares, requiring ...

What we sometimes call “the stomach bug” is viral gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by a viral infection. The most common stomach bugs are norovirus and rotavirus, ...

MyBladder, a widely used dietary supplement, has been urgently recalled by Purity Products after routine testing found that ...

Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

After 107 days in the hospital, 10-year-old Everly Peterson of Grand Forks continues to battle a rare illness, with a community benefit for her family this weekend in Grand Forks. 10-year-old Everly ...

Bloating occurs when the abdomen becomes visibly distended. Bloating may be accompanied by cramps and a physical feeling of fullness in the stomach. Men often experience bloating as a result of ...

Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography biliary tract infection in patients with choledocholithiasis may be more common in those with a history gastrointestinal infection in the 12 months ...

Mucus is more than just a sticky substance: It contains a wealth of powerful molecules called mucins that help to tame microbes and prevent infection. In a new study, MIT researchers have identified ...

A public health authority has said there is no link between eating out and a rise in notifiable infection cases in parts of Teesside. The diseases, which medical professionals are required to report ...