Digestive discomfort affects nearly everyone at some point, but persistent symptoms can signal two very different conditions that millions of people struggle to distinguish. Irritable bowel syndrome ...

There are trillions of bacteria that live in your colon. Most of them are harmless and many are actually helpful, supporting digestion and keeping your immune system strong. C. diff is one type of ...

Colorectal cancers are the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and fourth for women, but is the second overall when men and women are combined, according to data compiled by the ...

A doctor explains what to know about your risk of colon cancer as he's treating more young patients, including a 22-year-old ...

Cases of deadly E. coli food poisoning surged by nearly 80 per cent in a year, new official figures show — with six Britons confirmed to have died from the infection. The UK Health Security Agency ...

The patient was 22 years old and a recent college graduate, suffering from inexplicable stomach pain. She'd had the pain off and on for about a year and assumed it was stress-related. She finished her ...