Dear Doctors: I’m a 77-year-old man and was having trouble with hard stools. My doctor suggested a stool softener. It worked for about a week, but then I developed diarrhea. Over-the-counter diarrhea ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, affects millions of people globally. These conditions cause long-term inflammation of the ...

Small portions and safe foods can reduce symptoms and improve your experience. If you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and plan to attend an upcoming barbecue or other food-centric social event, ...

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Treatment to heal the lining of the gastrointestinal tract is an increasingly common goal for inflammatory bowel disease ...

For millions with IBD, eating can be complicated. But these empowering, expert-backed tips help bring confidence and control ...

A large prospective study published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research reveals that a healthy plant-based diet is linked with a reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease. For the study, 143,434 ...

Low FODMAP and low-fat diets are associated with improvement in disease severity and QOL in IBD but may not be linked to microbiota profiles. Diet and microbiota have inconsistent associations in ...

IBS is a chronic gut disorder with discomfort and bowel changes, but no visible damage. IBS is categorized by bowel habits: constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed (IBS-M), and post-infectious.

African-Americans and Africans who swapped their typical diets for just two weeks similarly exchanged their respective risks of colon cancer as reflected by alterations of their gut bacteria, ...

A diet of fats and sweets was associated with increased risk for recurrence. Dietary factors are associated with the risk for developing several cancers, including colon and breast, but the influence ...

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