A gastrointestinal (GI) disease affects your digestive tract—the path food and drink take through your body and the digestive organs. GI diseases can impact your esophagus (the tube running down from ...

Gastrointestinal diseases can be functional, affecting how the GI tract works, or structural, involving physical changes or problems. Examples of functional GI diseases include IBS and functional ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 1988, President Ronal Reagan declared May National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, and since then ...

Diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders is an uncomfortable process. It might involve sticking a long tube with a camera attached down a patient’s throat, or inserting a small catheter through a patient ...

The digestive system comprises several organs, all working in concert to turn the food you eat into energy. But sometimes, illness or injury can lead to a digestive disease that threatens your gut ...

Researchers probing the gut -- 'the inner tube of life' -- have for the first time discovered specific factors in its workings that in the future may help improve treatment for patients facing gut ...

This story is one in a series marking International Women and Girls in Science Day. Join us as we celebrate some laboratory leaders taking research to new heights. Faranak Fattahi, PhD, grew up with ...

New research shows that diets high in ultra-processed foods may be connected to a higher risk of Crohn's disease.

Resolutions to improve health typically include measures such as more exercise, a healthier diet and stopping smoking. But ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with food allergies were 15.8 times more likely to develop eosinophilic esophagitis. The prevalence of ...