Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) affect the digestive tract and cause symptoms ...

The colon naturally has increased motility — movement via muscle contractions — in the morning, Dr. Ekta Gupta, associate ...

A study has revealed that a pressure-sensing protein known as Piezo1 plays a critical role in supporting gut health. The ...