This article discusses possible warning signs of irritable bowel syndrome and recommendations for evaluation and management.

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...

Crofelemer has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines ...

More than half a million patients in the UK have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and research suggests that up to 30% ...

Bowel cancer in people under the age of 50 is increasing worldwide and scientists are striving to find out why.

Traditional epidemiological studies have identified numerous potential risk factors, but observational studies have struggled to establish causal links due to confounding factors and reverse causation ...

Tissue from pig intestines is key to a new procedure performed by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill doctors as an alternative to major surgery of people with fistulas. Fistulas are holes in ...

Inflammatory bowel disease often coexists with periodontal disease. This is shown by new publications from a European research project that explored the connection between the two diseases. How is ...