In the battle against intestinal disease, our bodies employ multiple lines of defense to keep harmful bacteria at bay. While most of us never think about these protective mechanisms, people with Crohn’s disease experience what happens when these defenses fail.
Scientists at MIT have created a super-strong “duct tape” of sorts for internal organs that could serve as an alternative to stitches.
A popular food dye aimed at kids could trigger inflammatory bowel disease, according to “alarming” new research.
Pain-sensing neurons can ward off inflammation and tissue in the gut by regulating the gut microbiome, finds a new mouse study.
Exposure to a common weed killer may trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study says.
“This one of the few studies showing that chronic stress could have beneficial effect instead of negative effect,” researchers say.
A targetable group of molecules within the gut’s immune cells is responsible for preventing IBD flare-ups, a new study finds.
In experiments on mice, allergies were reversed after scientists encased a gut compound called butyrate in tiny shells to hide its foul smell and taste.
While this has the potential to be a breakthrough in treating abdominal pain related to IBS, not every patient will experience this pain for the same reasons.
Each of these symptoms could also be due to a plethora of other possible health issues going on in the body that are unrelated to the gut.