Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Digestive disorders can affect us all from time to time. Symptoms such as bloating and pain, often accompanied with some change in bowel habits, can be a feature of dietary changes, infection and ...

Your body is like a network of highways, carrying food, fluids, and waste around and out. When certain sections of those roadways narrow because of disease or other reasons, it's called a stricture.

SMA syndrome occurs when two arteries compress a section of the small intestine, resulting in abdominal-related symptoms. SMA syndrome is rare, affecting less than 1% of the general population. SMA ...

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can cause problems anywhere in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. That's the system of organs, stretching from your mouth to your anus ...

Intussusception is a common cause of blockage in the intestine in young children. It is rarer in adults and is usually due to an underlying condition. The condition can cause pain and severe ...

Every so often, a completely random advert stops me in my tracks and makes me wonder what on earth went on in the room where it was created. For me, that moment came this past weekend, courtesy of a ...