New research says that just one episode of binge drinking can impact the intestinal lining, causing “leaky gut” syndrome ...
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A healthy digestive tract is the key to good health. The digestive process is complex and the digestive tract is designed to ...
Dr. Tracy Proverb-Sign explains how a multidisciplinary team helps patients with GI cancers manage digestion, absorb ...
Patients who have gastrointestinal disorders also have high psychiatric comorbidity. This is because the gastrointestinal tract and the brain are intimately connected through bidirectional neural, ...
Digestive discomfort affects millions of people daily, creating painful symptoms that interfere with work, sleep, and quality of life. Whether caused by illness, stress, medication side effects, or ...
Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...
Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...
In the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, a group of scientists ventures inside the body of an injured colleague to save him from a life-threatening blood clot. They get a front-row seat to the ...