Dec. 23, 2024 — A research team has developed a groundbreaking technology that can treat colon cancer by converting cancer cells into a state resembling normal colon cells without killing them ...

And if the diverticula - clusters of little pockets or sacs inside the bowel, also called 'bunches of grapes', which they resemble ¿ that give diverticulitis its name become infected, you can ...

Colon cancer cases are soaring in young people, alarming experts and leaving doctors scrambling for answers as to why. Now, a study published by a team of international researchers in the journal ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that encompasses two chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract—ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Symptoms of both forms of IBD overlap and include ...

These diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulitis seem to be associated with the same causes such as a low fibre diet, obesity and decreased exercise. About half of all 50-year ...

Bowel habits vary from person to person. However, sudden changes can indicate an underlying health condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For some ...

But the lax tissue remained and she was at risk for the twist to happen again, so Cunningham performed a follow-up surgery two days later and removed about 14 inches of her colon to shorten and ...