When the digestive system fails to absorb fructose, the lingering sugar disrupts the gut microbiome. A recent study reveals this bacterial shift sparks low-grade, body-wide inflammation that can alter ...

To most people, calories are the North Star of nutrition: a rigid quantity assigned to each and every food that never wavers or changes. Two individuals who eat the exact same thing in the exact same ...

Beans contain nutrients that help to regulate your digestive system and improve your gut health. There are various ways to add beans to your diet.

Many people finish a meal and then wait for the familiar discomfort. A small burp, a tight stomach, or a heavy feeling that refuses to go away. It hap.

Ingestible smart capsules deliver medication directly to specific gut locations using microscopic needles and targeted drug release systems.

Olivia LaFond, a Carnegie Mellon University senior majoring in biomedical and chemical engineering, created a 3D-printed device based on tapeworms designed to attach to the small intestine and deliver ...

Dietitians explain which common foods may worsen bloating, reflux and IBS—and how to support your gut health without unnecessary restriction.

In this short science video, I use a fun model to show just how long your small intestine actually is and why it is not very small at all. I stretch it out so you can see its full length, then compare ...

Upper GI bleeds can be caused by peptic ulcers, which are holes or sores in the stomach or duodenum. Symptoms of an upper GI bleed can include black, tarry stools and vomiting blood. If you have blood ...

Background: Cavernous lymphangioma represents a common lesion of the lymphatic system, yet it is rarely encountered in the small intestine. The diagnosis of small intestinal cavernous lymphangioma ...