Medically reviewed by Kumkum Sarkar Patel, MD You can eat more fiber to help keep your bowel movements regular.Regular exercise supports a healthy weight and lowers your risk of digestive ...

How long it takes to digest your food depends on your age, gender, and diet, but in general will take between four and six ...

Immune cells called double negative T cells are abundant in the intestine but have been poorly understood till date. In a ...

The study, “A nonredundant role for T cell-derived interleukin 22 in antibacterial defense of colonic crypts,” was published in Immunity. The team, led by Carlene L. Zindl, Ph.D., found that IL-22 ...

End ileostomy is when a surgeon removes the colon and creates a stoma in the abdomen for the end of the small intestine and waste to pass through. A person may need an end ileostomy if their large ...

We read with great interest the recent study by Gilliam-Vigh et al demonstrating significant transcriptomic alterations in ...