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.

Ibsrela (tenapanor) and Linzess (linaclotide) are commonly prescribed treatments for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. Learn more about the similarities and differences between them.

There’s no official ‘SIBO diet,’ but gastroenterologists or registered dietitians sometimes recommend the low-FODMAP diet or ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone a new surgery for a bowel obstruction and doctors in Brasilia say the ...

Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

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

making your bowel movements softer and easier to pass. This helps prevent and relieve constipation by reducing the time it takes for food to move through your intestines. But fiber alone can’t ...

The successful demonstration suggests that a similar strategy could be used to treat short bowel syndrome, a life-threatening disorder that can occur when very little of the small intestine remains ...

suggesting incomplete intestinal obstruction. Figure 2. Intraoperative findings show significant bowel dilation and gas accumulation with no evidence of small bowel tumors or inflammatory diseases.

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 ...