A qualitative study of 28 cancer survivors and 19 health professionals finds that information about chronic bowel symptoms ...

New research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed for the first time that two closely related bowel ...

The environment is a critical factor in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this Perspective, the authors summarize the latest evidence on the exposome and IBD risk, encompassing ...

Leading cancer specialists are urging doctors to take abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss more seriously in young ...

A large UK Biobank study finds that higher adherence to a microbiota-supportive diet is associated with a reduced risk of ...

When patients experience prolonged diarrhea and abdominal pain, one condition doctors may consider is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In IBD, different parts of the gastrointestinal tract become ...

There is a strong connection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and spondyloarthritis—a condition that causes pain and stiffness in the joints. The risk is particularly high among patients with ...

Crohn's disease is surging in America, with a 22 percent increase in just under a decade, particularly in young people.

What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...