Learn how small bowel obstruction develops, warning signs to watch for, and proven methods to prevent serious complications.

Learn how small bowel obstruction develops, warning signs to watch for, and proven methods to prevent serious complications.

MEDICS were shocked to learn a little boy’s constipation was in fact dozens of worms blocking his digestive tract. The ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different causes and treatments.

"This is called a bowel obstruction. You may also be unable to poo or pass wind. "It’s important to know what feels normal for you, as not everyone will experience the same symptoms, or they may ...

It has a very low incidence but a high mortality rate. This report presents the case of a patient with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer who developed recurrent bowel obstruction symptoms ...

Obstruction from cancer should always be ruled out ... of the muscles of the pelvic floor that are involved in the process of having a bowel movement. Chronic idiopathic constipation may be a ...

In adults with an umbilical hernia, surgery is typically recommended in order to avoid complications such as intestinal obstruction. Small bowel obstruction is a partial or complete block of your ...

Chronic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, is a repetitive injury system, and leads to a higher risk of colorectal cancer. We think we have a mechanism that could be directly applied to those ...

On Infantilism from Chronic Intestinal Infection, characterised by the Overgrowth and Persistence of Flora of the Nursling Period. By Prof. C. A. Herter. Pp. v + 118. (New York: The Macmillan ...

Almost half of people who died with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ... and they can develop other chronic health conditions related to their IBD. The study found that people with IBD are at ...

1 School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China 2 Institute of Public Health Crisis Management, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, China Objective: To assess ...