A study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe by Brazilian and American researchers suggests that a diet rich in soluble fiber can protect the intestine against pathogenic bacteria.

On the left, large intestine tissue from a healthy person; on the right, from a patient with active C. difficile infection. The white areas show the cells that line the intestine (epithelial cells).

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

That way, they can do their work as food hits your stomach and small intestine. In some cases, you may break up the dose. For example, if you’re eating a large meal that takes longer than usual ...

Several medications now calm painful inflammation in the intestines. Diets free of ultraprocessed foods also help ...

Here’s what you should know. When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work. The small intestine is the part of your ...

Interestingly, the small intestine remained longer after birth, even up to 35 days after the mice had finished lactating, suggesting that this change isn't reversible.

IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, was locked down Wednesday as police investigated a dormitory call. Over 25 officers responded, according to eyewitness reports on social media. Authorities have not ...

These snakes experience perhaps the most dramatic organ transformation known in vertebrates: their intestines physically rebuild themselves after each meal. Scientists have now mapped this remarkable ...

Over the years, the patient surnamed Wen has undergone multiple surgeries to remove parts of her small and large intestines, leaving her with only 70 centimeters of her small intestine remaining.