Medically reviewed by Kumkum Sarkar Patel, MD The large intestine absorbs water and nutrients from food waste.Constipation, diarrhea, and hemorrhoids commonly affect the large intestine.Eating more ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

The human body may seem like a single, self-contained system, but it actually hosts trillions of microscopic organisms. These ...

The digestive system serves the role of taking in nutrients, eliminating waste, and absorbing and using the nutrients we take in. The digestive system includes all the parts of your body that are ...

Neurogastroenterology is defined as neurology of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, gallbladder and pancreas and encompasses control of digestion through the enteric nervous system (ENS), the central ...