Dr. Alexander Lake, Gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to emphasize the vital ...

Alexander Lake, DO, a gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and ...

That’s partly because it’s been linked to a decreased risk of bowel cancer, which is becoming more common among younger people around the world. In fact, 90% of us fail to reach the NHS’s 30g-a-day ...

In patients with small intestinal Crohn’s disease (CD), there is a need for a simple, non-invasive test to reduce dependence on invasive procedures (eg, enteroscopy) and costly imaging (eg, MRI or CT ...

The bowel is a common place for endometriosis lesions to grow. Bowel endometriosis is often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); it can occur inside, on, or around the intestines.

A man was hospitalized after more than three feet of his small intestine broke through a two-inch hole in his abdomen where he had a recurrent hernia.

Surgery is often the main treatment for early-stage colon cancers. Learn about the different types, how they’re done, and how it may impact your life.

Since 1990, TAC has been the primary immunosuppressant used in intestine transplantation, contributing to improved survival. [11] Immunosuppression is similar for all types of intestine transplant ...

The definition of short bowel syndrome is controversial; however, patients who are at the greatest nutritional and dehydration risk generally have < 115 cm of residual small intestine in the ...

The small intestine is located between the stomach and the large intestine and is composed of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The small intestine is the site of chemical digestion and absorption ...

You might be surprised by what your trips to the bathroom can say about your health, as gastroenterologists explain.