A study uncovered how Salmonella, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut despite the presence of protective bacteria.

Dr. Ajay Bakhshi, MD, a gastrointestinologist based in Maryland, points out that an IBS diagnosis is typically given when a ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Kidney stones can cause gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and ...

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that could ...

Lactose intolerance affects approximately 65% of the world's population. People with this condition lack lactase, the enzyme ...

What is diarrhea in children? Diarrhea is when bowel movements (stools) are loose and watery. Your child may also need to go to the bathroom more often. Diarrhea is a common problem. It may last 1 or ...

What can be done to minimize autodigestion–and therefore aging? In a study of 24-month-old rats, equivalent to human centenarians, the team blocked one of the digestive enzymes, pancreatic ...

A barrier consisting of epithelial cells with a thin slimy carbohydrate layer, known as the mucosal layer, keeps these digestive enzymes from escaping outside of the intestine. But the thin mucosal ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) --Discrimination -- prejudiced actions toward people based on their identity -- may cause stress that ... that live in the digestive tract. The resulting inflammation ...

We tried enterade IBS-D for a few weeks and found that it did help reduce our IBS-D symptoms, particularly diarrhea and ... this product contains digestive enzymes that can help break down ...

and the release of digestive enzymes—all of which are influenced by neurotransmitters, which are hormones that have many actions throughout the body. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that ...

For example, digestive enzymes aid in the breakdown of food and its conversion into energy. If your body doesn’t make enough of a certain enzyme, you cannot undergo the bodily processes that the ...