In severe cases, they may cause chronic illness or death. Other treatment beyond an intestinal cleanse may be required. Parasites can be picked up from pets (including dogs and cats), insects, ...

Short bowel syndrome is an extremely rare disease of the intestines. Only about 10,000 to 20,000 people in the U.S. have it, including adults and children. Here’s what you should know.

Lifestyle factors may also help. Crohn’s disease involves inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, affecting the deepest layers of the intestinal walls. Developing ulcers, which are open ...

This inflammation triggers the release of pain-signaling chemicals (a warning that damage is occurring). Inflammation can lead to complications like narrowing of the intestines (strictures). These ...

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Visit in the internist or primary care physician for health check up, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of disease progression in order to maintain good health. Visit in the internist or primary ...

In the woman’s case, the endoscopy showed “the presence of live nematodes [worms] in the descending portion of the patient’s duodenum,” which is the beginning of the small intestine.

NBC’s “The Voice” kicked off its battle round with a pairing choice that coach Adam Levine finds “impossible.” In a clip of Monday’s episode shared exclusively with TheWrap, Team ...

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Many patients infected with coronaviruses, such as SARS-CoV-2 and NL63 that use ACE2 receptors to infect cells, exhibit gastrointestinal symptoms and viral proteins are found in the human ...