Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation in the large intestine, affecting between 600,000 and ...

Long-segment Hirschsprung's disease is more severe because nerve cells are missing from most of the large intestine. Rarely, the entire large intestine and part or all of the small intestine lack ...

Discover the 7 warning signs of ulcerative colitis, plus breakthrough treatments and management strategies that can transform ...

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 ...

According to the National Institutes of Health, between 600,000 and 900,000 Americans have ulcerative colitis, a chronic ...

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel ... It’s also commonly found in the first section of your colon, or your large intestine. Untreated Crohn’s can lead to life threatening ...

Research by the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center proposes that a common herpes virus may travel through the body to the brain.

Specialists from the Digestive System Department at Hospital Germans Trias have conducted and published a unique study that ...

The two types of IBD are: Ulcerative colitis (UC): affects the large intestine and rectum Crohn’s disease: can affect any part of the GI tract The symptoms of IBD mimic other common conditions ...

The disease can occur at any age but is most ... With ulcerative colitis, only the innermost lining of the colon (the large intestine) is affected, and inflammation of the intestine does not ...