A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat: serious liver damage with no available treatment. Now, scientists have ...

The therapy shows efficacy in improving diarrhea, abdominal pain in GLP-1, GLP-1/GIP-treated patients with diabetes and/or obesity in a small study.

Stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) symptoms and signs vary. TBI includes light, noise sensitivity; stroke presents with facial drooping.

Deep in the folds of the intestine, in microscopic pockets called crypts, a quiet surveillance system is always at work. Stem cells lining the gut wall are not just rebuilding tissue—they are ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you address intestinal angina? What are the symptoms, diagnostic tools and treatment? Is there any relation with it to gallbladder issues? I have experienced unexplained nausea ...

Idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of the mesenteric veins (IMHMV) is a rare and poorly understood disease, typically affecting the rectosigmoid colon of young, otherwise healthy men. Clinically, it is ...

An 8-month-old female infant was admitted with recurrent vomiting, intermittent fever, and episodes of intense abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound revealed ileocolic intussusception and a cystic mass ...

Moderate exercise benefits GI health by improving motility, reducing constipation, and supporting gut health through neuroendocrine changes and increased vagal tone. High-intensity exercise can cause ...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare condition that occurs when you have symptoms of intestinal obstruction without anything physically blocking the intestines. It can be chronic or develop ...

Myocardial ischemia is a drop in blood flow to the heart. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when death or damage occurs in the muscle tissue of the heart due to low blood supply. The ...