In a recent study published in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, researchers showed that oral vancomycin (OV) induces ...

Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors include older age and chronic constipation. It’s not a condition the average ...

Her colon had to be “unkinked” during an emergency colonoscopy, Grenham says, then shortened to prevent it from happening again. The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine nearest ...

Giant colonic diverticulum is an uncommon presentation of colonic diverticular disease. It is characterised by the presence of a diverticulum exceeding 4 cm in size, with approximately 90% of the ...

Symptoms of proctitis can include rectal bleeding, anal and rectal pain, and diarrhea. Sigmoidoscopy A minimally invasive procedure used to diagnose intestinal symptoms and looks for the presence of ...

She had been in pain for the entire 90-minute flight. Her abdomen was so distended and tender that she felt as if it might ...

Diseases of the GI tract include irritable bowel syndrome and colon cancer. A minimally invasive procedure used to diagnose intestinal symptoms and look for the presence of abnormal tissue in the ...

The American Cancer Society estimated that there were about 106,590 new cases of colon cancer in America in 2024. While incidence rates for older adults have dropped about 1% each year from 2011 ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the ...