Khalil Smith thought he was just training hard and adjusting to college life. It turned out his stabbing stomach pains were a ...

More Americans under 50 are being hospitalized with severe diverticulitis—a painful colon infection once rare in younger adults. Diverticulitis occurs when small pouches in the colon wall become ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

Dr Sood shares why colonoscopy prep can be an uncomfortable experience, but is absolutely necessary for the procedure to have ...

Nurse Joanna Michniak knows firsthand the pain of losing someone to colon cancer, among the most preventable of cancers. Michniak, who works in gastroenterology at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near ...

Although a colonoscopy is one of those procedures that everyone dreads, it is the most effective way of preventing colon cancer. A day or two of discomfort could — quite literally — save your life. If ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and pain, ...

After 30 years as a nurse, with the last three spent in the operating rooms at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Carolyn Speich has developed a professional distaste for ...

Gas is a product of healthy digestion. It occurs when bacteria break down carbohydrates in the large intestine. Experts estimate that the average person produces 0.6 to 1.8 liters of gas every day.