Patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy may live with low-grade chronic inflammation of the lower intestine 20 years after the treatment. This has been shown in a study by researchers at the ...

Use of statins after the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease is associated with a lower risk for intestinal stricture formation than ...

Common causes of lower left abdominal pain are gas, constipation, and diarrhea. Kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion are more severe causes of abdominal pain. Eating smaller meals ...

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, ...