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 ...

A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat ...

When you have iron-deficiency anemia, low iron leads to a lack of red blood cells to carry oxygen to various parts of your body. Sometimes a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder causes this type of anemia.

While it hasn’t been proven to affect Crohn’s inflammation, a low-FODMAP diet can help with function symptoms like gas and ...

Crohn’s disease is a long-term condition that affects the digestive system. It is part of a group of illnesses known as ...

The human gut hosts a wide variety of microbial species including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Intestinal parasites were ...

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, ...