Veterinarians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital answer your questions about sales and healthcare of Thoroughbred auction ...

Here's what to do about chronic constipation.

The condition arises from dysfunction in the nerves and muscles that control intestinal motility, leading to ineffective propulsion of intestinal contents. Recent research has focused on ...

The large intestine is the final part of the lower gastrointestinal tract and includes the caecum, appendix, colon, rectum and anal canal. The large intestine's function is to finish digestion of ...

If the stools are in the large intestine for a long time, the absorption of water takes place more, Hence, the stool becomes very dry and hard. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Gowthami N ...

Factors that affect large and small intestine motility include psychological and emotional stressors, diet, especially lack of fibre and increased consumption of refined carbohydrates. Diagnosis ...

Background—Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, a syndrome of ineffectual motility due to a primary disorder of enteric nerve or muscle ... associated with dilated small intestine (with ...

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is a type of lymphoma that directly targets the lining of the small intestine and occasionally the large intestine. EATL is frequently seen in people with ...

What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...

It draws water into the large intestine and increases gut motility." Sugar-free gum can currently be purchased from Tesco for £3 for a pack of 50 pieces, equating to 6p each. Additionally ...

A large body of literature dealing with oesophageal motility abnormalities has evolved over the past few decades but comparisons among studies have been compromised by the lack of a widely accepted ...

Absorption is a crucial part of the digestive process that brings the molecules from the digested food into the blood and, ultimately, the cells. Problems with your small or large intestine can affect ...