Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the ...

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Eating a lot of highly processed foods is now associated with a “significant acceleration” of biological aging — a measure of ...

coli and Staphylococcus. These bacteria can cause all sorts of illnesses, from gastrointestinal to urinary tract infections ...

"Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help.

“Chronic abdominal pain is complex because it involves multiple mechanisms, including inflammation, altered gut motility, and heightened sensitivity of the nervous system,” Muttenhalter told IE. “The ...

Undiagnosed or untreated EPI could result in muscle loss since the patient isn’t absorbing the necessary nutrients.

As part of the ongoing Human Cell Atlas project, researchers mapped 1.6 million cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Here’s ...

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) represents a challenging subset of extrapulmonary neuroendocrine tumors, predominantly originating in the gastrointestinal tract. These poorly ...

A University of Nottingham study revealed that prolonged paracetamol use in individuals 65 and older increases the risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal complications. Researchers ...

Paracetamol, a widely used OTC drug, may raise the risk of gastrointestinal, heart, and kidney-related complications in adults aged 65 and above. A new study by researchers from the University of ...

found that paracetamol use was linked to a 24 percent and 36 percent increase in the risk of peptic ulcer bleeding (bleeding due to an ulcer in the digestive tract) and lower gastrointestinal ...