Recurrent previous Infections by Salmonella disrupt the body's normal protection against toxic components of resident colonic bacteria. The anti-inflammatory enzyme Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase ...

Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity provides sustained weight loss. Complications of bariatric surgery include severe nutritional decline, but minimal data describing occurrence and outcome of ...

The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

Intestinal metaplasia occurs when cells in the tissues of the upper digestive tract, often in the stomach or esophagus, change and become more like cells from the intestines. Intestinal metaplasia is ...

In gastrointestinal surgery, robotics has moved beyond being a technological advancement to becoming a preferred approach for ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) by my gastroenterologist over three years ago. I was tested using the tube method. (I followed a diet the day before, ...

Women’s small intestines are longer than men’s, with this added length probably helping them to better absorb fat and other nutrients if needed for pregnancy and breastfeeding. “The small intestine is ...