A newly uncovered immune chain reaction in the gut may explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease face a much higher ...

I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of budesonide, my ...

Dear K.G.: Microscopic colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon. It comes in two pathologic forms — collagenous ...

Rates of colorectal cancer in older adults have generally improved over recent decades, but the trend is moving in the wrong direction for younger people. Early-onset colorectal cancer – cases ...

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone ...

There are several potential causes of chronic inflammation, including excessive alcohol consumption, environmental factors, poor diet quality, stress and an inadequate amount of quality sleep.

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...

Drinking green tea may make you poop due to its caffeine content, and by increasing hydration and decreasing stress. Learn ...

Anti-inflammatory foods support gut and heart health and may lower cancer risk in men over 50. Men over 50 should add foods ...

Abdominal fat is not a uniform tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, and ...