Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling in the digestive tract. It primarily includes two conditions: ulcerative ...

This opening segment establishes the clinical context for a 66 year old man with well differentiated, non functioning, ...

Digestive discomfort is common, but some symptoms go far beyond everyday indigestion. One such condition that demands urgent ...

Two Spanish scientific societies have published a position document on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It outlines a framework for comprehensive symptomatic evaluation of SIBO, regulated ...

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. SBS ...

An enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a flexible tube called an endoscope to examine inside the small intestine. Enteroscopy is a nonsurgical procedure to diagnose and manage conditions of the small ...

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...