PALI-2108 is the first and only PDE4 inhibitor in development designed for targeted delivery to the terminal ileum and colon, addressing ...

A large international study reveals that the loss of beneficial gut bacteria may trigger inflammatory bowel disease, offering ...

Eating more fiber and drinking more fluids can help treat or prevent hard stools. Hard stools occur when your colon absorbs too much water from your stool. Dehydration and a low-fiber diet are common ...

When there’s hair in the goopy mess, it’s tempting to blame hairballs (vets call them trichobezoars). When cats vomit up ...

A Colorado mom is sharing a warning for other parents as her 4-year-old daughter recovers in the hospital after swallowing a small button battery.

Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

In patients with Crohn’s Disease, achieving intestinal ultrasound transmural healing is linked to improved long-term outcomes ...

Observing that urinary catheterisation is one of the treatment options for those suffering from Urethral Stricture, the ...

Introduction Colonic diverticulosis is the most common structural abnormality of the colon in developed countries, with an increasing global prevalence. Approximately 20–25% of affected individuals ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...