This can be as simple as a clump of scar tissue preventing things from moving forward, or it can be caused by conditions like hernias or inflammation. Acute small bowel obstruction is more common ...

Increased incidence of early-onset cancer, as the diagnosis is called for adults under 50, has been documented for more than a dozen cancers, including those of the breast, bowel, lung ...

Many people, regardless of their age, suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and the best way to manage it is by becoming aware of what it really is, and separating the facts from myths.

In other cases, people may need bowel resection. Timely treatment for chronic mesenteric ischemia can help prevent the condition from progressing and causing tissue death. Acute mesenteric ...

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) affects how well the small intestine absorbs nutrients. Surgery, medications, and nutritional support are all part of a comprehensive treatment plan for this condition.

According to the expert, some of the key red flags for bowel cancer “overlap” with those of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Bowel cancer, which is also known as colorectal cancer, is among the ...

A 76-year-old UK woman who was said to rarely fall ill died three days after she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after doctors originally mistook her symptoms for a food intolerance, the Daily ...

Rates of bowel cancer are rising among the under-50s and researchers believe a toxin may be a driver (Alamy/PA) A toxin produced by E. coli may be driving rates of bowel cancer in young people ...

Tenesmus - constantly feeling an urge to open your bowels - affect around 2000 people who have bowel cancer every year, according to Dr Alasdair Scott, colorectal surgeon and gut health researcher.