At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these ...

Some influencers claim that certain foods that contain chemicals called lectins — including beans, grains and some vegetables ...

Many of the conditions, including IBS, diverticulitis ... colitis may make you lose weight without trying, and make your stool look bloody or black. You could also see blood in the toilet or ...

For many individuals, the term “ostomy” may be unfamiliar, yet it represents a life-changing procedure that offers critical ...

Members of Generation X and millennials are at a growing risk of cancer, and the science is far from settled on the cause. In ...

Last week a patient came to see me looking very unwell. Having just come out of hospital after her first attack of diverticulitis, she was understandably anxious to learn how to ward off further ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;22(9):1360-1368. Our study has several limitations. The most important limitation is that the comparative studies we included in our review were not randomized ...

Something strange is happening inside hardware stores across the world, prompting health experts to weigh in on the bizarre phenomenon. Shoppers are reporting a sudden and unexplained urge to go ...

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can cause symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and an urgent need to empty the bowels. Symptoms can alternate between ...