Digestive woes like gastroparesis and IBS, though distinct, cause similar discomfort. Gastroparesis slows stomach emptying, ...

One of the key warning signs of appendicitis is pain. In most cases, the pain begins around the navel and gradually shifts to the lower right side of the abdomen ...

Apparently, plumbers have even dubbed gravy 'pipe glue' due to its notorious tendency to stick stubbornly to the inside of ...

The hormone estrogen—which female animals typically have more of than males—triggers a molecular cascade in the gut that ...

Introduction Nasogastric tubes (NGTs) are standard practice in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO). Their insertion can be associated with significant patient discomfort and ...

Dan was diagnosed with bowel cancer aged 38 in 2023. It took falling off my son’s hoverboard and injuring my back, for me to see the doctor. They gave me a physiotherapy form to fill out about my back ...

The sigmoid colon stores fecal matter until you have a bowel movement. Some conditions affecting the sigmoid colon can cause pain in the lower left abdomen. The sigmoid colon is the section of the ...

I can easily picture this highly intelligent dynamic woman gently taking a small sick South American child and his family into a prominent surgeon’s office and demanding treatment for the child and ...

BACKGROUND: Adhesive small bowel obstruction is one of the most common causes of surgical emergencies, representing about 15% of hospital admissions. Defining the need and timing of surgical ...

A phytobezoar is an accumulation of indigestible fruit and vegetable fibers in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Small bowel obstruction (SBO) caused by phytobezoars is infrequent, and pear-induced ...

Blind loop syndrome (BLS) is a clinical condition characterized by bacterial overgrowth and stasis within intestinal blind loops, which may result from anatomical abnormalities such as diverticula, ...