The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in appetite, metabolism and the microbiome – and how to look after it better ...

Alexander Lake, DO, a gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and ...

People with an underactive thyroid may have an increased risk of developing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a ...

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Scientists are exploring why women outlive men, despite facing adversity and fewer resources. Research indicates that women's ...

A man was hospitalized after more than three feet of his small intestine broke through a two-inch hole in his abdomen where ...

Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure that alters the digestive system to help individuals with obesity lose weight by ...

Those afflicted often experience gastrointestinal symptoms like stomach pain, bloating, constipation, gas and diarrhea. But ...

Georgia Tech engineers have created a pill that could effectively deliver insulin and other injectable drugs, making ...

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and open sores (ulcers) in the ...

Coeliac disease doesn’t always show symptoms but continues to do similar intestinal damage Read on to know about the hidden ...