Treatment for short bowel syndrome varies by stage and may include intravenous (IV) nutrition, feeding tubes, dietary changes, medications, or surgery.

Darrin Carlson's chronic anemia was a telltale sign he might have internal bleeding. Doctors gave him X-rays, a colonoscopy and an endoscopy to try to find the source of his abdominal bleeding -- all ...

Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of ...

A new therapy that combines two existing drugs shows promise for patients with inflammatory bowel disease who have exhausted ...

Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food. Diseases like celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease can damage villi and cause malabsorption. Villi are ...

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd. The small intestine is not only essential for digestion and nutrient absorption but also for immune regulation and maintaining a balanced microbial ...

Patients with celiac disease have impaired microbial fiber metabolism and fewer fiber-metabolizing gut microbes. Adding inulin fiber and specific bacteria may speed healing.

Experts agree that intestinal ultrasound is repeatable, well-tolerated, and accurately diagnoses and provides a monitoring strategy for small bowel Crohn's disease strictures. Diverse roundtable panel ...

As in symptomatic Crohn’s disease, inflammation is occurring in the digestive tract, but symptoms may be subtle or even absent, leaving people with the condition unaware that anything is wrong. It can ...

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...