A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...

Some people turn to juice cleanses hoping to “reset” their gut, but juice cleanses may do more harm than good when it comes ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry ...

Researchers have developed new pills that can communicate from the stomach. Developed by researchers at the Massachusetts ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

In a recent study published in Gastroenterology, researchers assessed the infectivity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant in the intestinal tract.

COVID-19 is mainly known as a respiratory ailment, but a new study suggests the coronavirus can infect your intestinal tract for weeks and months after you've cleared the bug from your lungs. In the ...

Alcohol can irritate the digestive tract, alter gut bacteria and interfere with how the intestines absorb water, doctors said ...

Motility disorders are conditions that affect the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract. There are many types of motility disorder and they can impact any part of the digestive tract, ...

When it comes to closing incisions or other wounds in the digestive tract, sutures alone aren't enough to keep fluids or food waste from leaking out into the abdomen. A new hydrogel patch is designed ...