A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with colorectal cancer shares the warning signs of the disease he'd look for in his own body.

The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract—drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings ...

Abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation are common symptoms of bowel obstruction. Partial bowel obstruction symptoms may come and go for days or weeks before worsening. Intussusception in children ...

Digestive discomfort is common, but some symptoms go far beyond everyday indigestion. One such condition that demands urgent attention is an intestinal blockage, also known as bowel obstruction. If ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against a group home in Ohio claims the staff ignored weeks of warning signs before a resident died from a massive bowel obstruction that grew so severe it weighed more ...

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 107,000 cases of colorectal cancer. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Knowing ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

A sigmoid septum occurs when part of the heart muscle expands and blocks a pathway blood uses to leave the heart’s left side. It often does not cause symptoms and has links to aging. The heart ...

IBS is a chronic gut disorder with discomfort and bowel changes, but no visible damage. IBS is categorized by bowel habits: constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed (IBS-M), and post-infectious.