When GI upset strikes, it's often a sign of a simple stomachache. But when the issue becomes more recurrent, it can be a question of IBD vs. IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects between 25 and ...

Standing in a muddy field at Glastonbury, Tom Dawson realised something wasn’t right. Although bowel disease wasn’t top of his mind as he watched his favourite bands, he couldn’t dismiss the urgent ...

It can be overwhelming to receive a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition which refers to the chronic diseases that can cause inflammation in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as conditions that affect the gastrointestinal tract and cause significant discomfort or pain in the abdomen, can often get ...

A study published in Science Translational Medicine examined gut microbiota composition in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease patients. Researchers collected stool samples from ...

Long-term follow-up of Taiwanese children with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection showed that 3.29% had HBV surface ...

It may not be something you like to talk about, but if you have gastrointestinal (GI) problems, your symptoms may be far more common than you think. According to data from the American ...

LONDON - About 5% of the world’s population, including an estimated 3.1 million adults in the U.S., suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – the umbrella term for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative ...

Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune condition that causes symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal pain. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can cause similar symptoms as well as constipation. Many ...

IsolateIBS-IBD uses a simple blood draw to identify (with >90% accuracy) the presence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The test examines the patient’s RNA profile ...

Although the research is still new, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be the latest addition to the list of negative effects that smoking tobacco can have on your body. Decades of clinical studies ...