Natural ways such as dietary changes, stress management, water intake, and an active lifestyle can be helpful to improve digestion.

Diseases affecting the digestive system, including the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease and others, are significant causes of death ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are different conditions, but they may both occur in the same person. GERD affects the upper digestive system, while IBS ...

Researchers report the use of Linked Color Imaging, an innovative modality that specifically combines selected wavelengths of light for illumination in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. This method, ...

Discover the fiber-packed staples that act as "internal sweepers," helping you beat bloating and stay regular without the harsh side effects of chemical laxatives.

An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure that helps diagnose and treat conditions of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. During the EGD procedure, a doctor passes an endoscope, a camera ...

Your pancreas sits behind your stomach. It produces enzymes and hormones that help you digest food and that regulate blood sugar. (Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Your pancreas is shaped like an ...

Recently there have been significant advances on several fronts in the ongoing war against cancer of the alimentary tract. Now, Japanese researchers report the development of another weapon: Linked ...

Patients who have gastrointestinal disorders also have high psychiatric comorbidity. This is because the gastrointestinal tract and the brain are intimately connected through bidirectional neural, ...

The moment when I was told that my immune deficiency and rare cancer were linked. I have an immune disorder called selective IGA deficiency or SigAD. What it means is that the protein in the blood ...

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 ...