You can eat more fiber to help keep your bowel movements regular. Regular exercise supports a healthy weight and lowers your ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

Researchers sheds light on a face-off in the intestines between the immune system and a bacterial pathogen whose family members cause gastrointestinal disease and the plague. The team's insights may ...

Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab warns that many \"parasite cleanses\" promoted online are ineffective, often consisting ...

A baby's digestive system starts to develop before you might even know you're pregnant. While their first bowel movement ...

How long it takes to digest your food depends on your age, gender, and diet, but in general will take between four and six hours.

Abdominal pain commonly happens with IBS, but researchers aren’t sure about the exact cause. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a long-term gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that affects the stomach and ...

New research from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates that Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a relative of the bacterial pathogen that causes plague, triggers the body’s immune system to form ...