A pinworm infection is an intestinal illness that's very common in elementary school-aged children. Pinworms are small, thin, pin-shaped worms that sometimes live in the human colon and rectum.

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 ...

Diverticulitis occurs when small saclike protrusions (diverticula) form in the colon. These can become inflamed or infected, which can cause several symptoms, such as vomiting, constipation ...

The rising rate of colon cancer in young people can't be caused by diet alone, doctors say. Microplastics, sleep, and antibiotics may play a role.

Data suggests that bowel cancers are on the rise among people younger than 50. Studies have found that younger people are ...

histolytica infection ranges from an asymptomatic carrier ... and can be fulminant, leading to colon perforation. Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal form of invasive amoebiasis.

C. difficile is a bacterium that can cause infection with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to deadly colon damage. It spreads ...

Oral infections may drive Alzheimer’s, arthritis and colon cancer, new studies show. The findings could lead to new treatment and prevention strategies. This series was produced for Crest + Oral ...