The disease most often affects the small and large intestine. However, inflammation can occur anywhere in the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus. Chronic inflammation of the intestines can cause ...

The structural indications of SGS result from intestinal failure caused by massive surgical resection or anatomic loss of intestine due to congenital anomalies. Functional indications causing ...

A total of 169 patients (25 male) who met the Rome II criteria for IBS were evaluated in the Functional Bowel Disease clinic during the study period. Ninety eight (76 female) of these patients had ...

Did you know if you unfolded your intestines, they'd be taller than a giraffe? Yep, they form a digestive tube so lengthy it's got two sections. The so-called small intestine is about 22 feet long ...

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and villi in the intestine using a contact protein printing technique.

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Police responded to a stabbing Thursday night in Salt Lake City and discovered a victim with a severe abdominal wound exposing their intestines, authorities said.

She edits and prepares scientific manuscripts and grant proposals for submission. Intestinal metaplasia (IM) occurs when the body replaces the cells that line the upper digestive tract (including ...

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Colon cancer develops when tumorous growths form in the large intestine. It often produces ... not reveal polyps or if they are only within a small area. This X-ray procedure uses a liquid called ...

This type causes inflammation in the final section of your small intestine, known as the ileum, as well as in your colon (large intestine). The ileum absorbs water, carbohydrates, proteins ...

A SIBO breath test can reveal if your chronic intestinal symptoms are caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Jejunal aspiration—the removal and culture of a sample of intestinal fluid ...