Mohammad Samad's stage 3 colon cancer was misdiagnosed as stress, IBS, and Crohn's disease.

Uncomplicated diverticulosis was not associated with increased abdominal pain or altered bowel habits. "Our results do not support that uncomplicated diverticulosis causes symptoms in individuals ...

Rylie Toomey was planning her wedding and training for a half marathon when she began experiencing severe abdominal pain. Her stomach had been hurting on and off for months, but every time she went to ...

Khalil Smith thought he was just training hard and adjusting to college life. It turned out his stabbing stomach pains were a result of colon cancer.

Experiencing sharp pain before bowel movements can feel intense. Dr Salhab shares 6 ways you can ease pressure, cramping and spasms.

Bowel cancer symptoms can be difficult to identify and are typically only evident during bathroom visits. Macmillan Cancer Support notes that the disease can occasionally cause a blockage, resulting ...

Can Ulcerative Colitis Cause Mouth Sores? Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). UC is a chronic (lasting and persistent) condition that mainly affects the colon, part ...

Last October, Tyler Backel felt an intense pain on the right side of his stomach. The night before he cooked salmon and he worried that he accidentally made himself sick. “I started thinking I didn’t ...

Constipation can cause chest pain. It’s important to know the difference between this and chest pain due to heart or blood vessel problems, which can occasionally be caused or worsened by constipation ...

After 30 years as a nurse, with the last three spent in the operating rooms at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Carolyn Speich has developed a professional distaste for ...

Chris Lopez had just come back from a vacation in California when he started to feel stomach cramps he describes as “intense stabbing pain.” It was the spring of 2019 and the young chef, who lives in ...