COPD and gastrointestinal diseases have a significant bidirectional association, with depressive symptoms serving as a key mediator.

Gastrointestinal diseases can be functional, affecting how the GI tract works, or structural, involving physical changes or problems. Examples of functional GI diseases include IBS and functional ...

Gastrointestinal diseases can cause symptoms like heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Functional GI ...

New research shows that gut bacteria and metabolites may reveal early warning signs of multiple gastrointestinal diseases. Scientists have uncovered biological signals in the gut that may make it ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Elimination diets are frequently used to manage gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, constipation, and diarrhea, which do not have an organic explanation. The most ...

Abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, constipation, and diarrhea are common gastrointestinal symptoms reported by people, but often they do not have an organic explanation. In these cases, the doctors ...

Diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders is an uncomfortable process. It might involve sticking a long tube with a camera attached down a patient’s throat, or inserting a small catheter through a patient ...

Add gastrointestinal problems to the long list of lingering conditions that can follow COVID-19. New research has found that people who have had COVID-19 are at an increased risk of gastrointestinal ...

Researchers have designed a new device that could offer a cheaper and easier-to-manufacture alternative to existing diagnostics for GI dysmotility, inspired by the ancient Incan technology of quipu, ...

Collagenous gastritis is a rare and complex gastrointestinal disorder characterised by the deposition of a distinct subepithelial collagen band within the gastric mucosa. This disorder forms part of a ...

In a recent study published in Genome Medicine, researchers characterized the genetic architecture of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), investigated its genetic overlap with gastrointestinal and ...