It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the lining of the large ...

A plant-based diet made up of mainly nutrient-dense plant foods, or an equally healthy omnivorous diet may help reduce the ...

Crohn’s disease most often affects the end of the small intestine and the beginning of the colon (large intestine), but it may also affect any part of the GI tract from the mouth to the anus.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a digestive condition that affects the lower portion of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the small and large intestines. Celiac disease is another ...

What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...

According to national cancer registration statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Central Cancer ...

Several medications now calm painful inflammation in the intestines. Diets free of ultraprocessed foods also help ...

More than 1.9 million people around the world were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2020, which affects the large ...