The role emotions play in inflammatory bowel disease

Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups.

US doctor lists 9 bathroom habits that may be destroying your health

A gastroenterologist reveals common bathroom habits that can harm your health. Wiping incorrectly, delaying bowel movements, ...
Frontiers

Diagnostic Efficacy of Fecal Markers Combined with Alarm Symptoms in Distinguishing Functional and Organic Abdominal Pain in Children

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Objective: This study assessed the diagnostic potential of fecal markers, calprotectin (FC) and occult blood (OB), in conjunction ...
The Independent

Dad diagnosed with cancer after dismissing stomach pain as IBS

Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Many Brits are postponing checks for potential cancer symptoms, largely due to perceived difficulties in securing GP ...
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'Sit on the toilet': Disabled man died from 20-pound fecal impaction after group home refused to take complaints seriously, lawsuit says

A group home in Ohio allowed a man with "intellectual and/or developmental disabilities" and a "history of constipation" to go weeks without a bowel movement, leading to a "massive" collection of ...