Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD A gastrointestinal (GI) disease affects your digestive tract—the path food and drink take through your body and the digestive organs. GI diseases can impact ...

Similarly, carbonated beverages can adversely affect the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. William F ... and reduced risk of digestive diseases such as diverticulosis and cancer. Dr. William F.

, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. There is also overlap in the clinical symptomatology of patients with constipation-predominant IBS and those who have constipation that results ...

Gastrointestinal diseases are those that affect any section of the gastrointestinal tract, from the oesophagus to the rectum, and the accessory digestive organs liver, gall bladder and pancreas.

Recent research confirms that the gut microbiome plays a causal role in various chronic diseases, including infections, ...

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 ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have examined the critical role of goblet cells in gut immunity and health. GCs create a mucus ...

Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is one such symptom that can be particularly alarming. Here’s what you can do if you ...

Almost a week after Diwali, Delhi still continues to battle with air pollution because it is still in the ‘very poor’ ...

Endocannabinoids and CBs display high plasticity of expression during GI diseases (e.g., they are ... the over-reactivity of the enteric nervous system network during hypermotility and diarrhea.

Gastroenterologists are trained to diagnose and treat diseases of the gastrointestinal system, including cancers of the liver, pancreas, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum and anus. At the GI Cancer ...