Celiac disease, a common autoimmune condition affecting approximately 1% of the population, can develop with exposure to gluten at any age. Diagnosis involves serologic testing, especially for IgA ...

Two Spanish scientific societies have published a position document on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It outlines a framework for comprehensive symptomatic evaluation of SIBO, regulated ...

Researchers think they have found the starting point of one of this chronic gut condition's serious complications.

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot ...

Doctors use laboratory tests, imaging studies, and endoscopic procedures to help diagnose short bowel syndrome, which affects nutrient absorption in the small intestine. Short bowel syndrome (SBS) ...

An enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a flexible tube called an endoscope to examine inside the small intestine. Enteroscopy is a nonsurgical procedure to diagnose and manage conditions of the small ...

People with celiac disease have lower levels of fiber-metabolizing gut microbes. In a celiac disease mouse model, adding inulin fiber and specific bacteria reduced gut inflammation.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gastroenterologists require highly specialized training that involves an internal medicine residency followed by a ...

Changes in bowel habits are something nearly everyone experiences at some point in life. Whether it is a brief episode of constipation during travel or a bout of diarrhoea after eating street food, ...

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...