General educational articles for patients and families. A consultation is needed for advice about an individual situation.
There is still no consensus on the definition of “chronic idiopathic constipation” (CIC). This makes diagnosis difficult. A working definition of chronic idiopathic constipation The working…
Scrolling on the toilet is a common way to kill time. But doctors warn that this activity risks causing serious health problems. 1 Scrolling while on…
There may also be practical issues such as transportation. This can be especially problematic if you live far from major medical centers and rely on public…
Additionally, the report notes that pain scores improved in the blueberry treatment group, as did scores assessing quality of life. However, these did not reach statistical…
Incomplete defecation, or the feeling that you still have to defecate even though it hasn’t passed, can be uncomfortable and frustrating. This is also known as…
A combined deep learning and radiomics model helps clinicians distinguish between the complex and the simple Acute appendicitis (AA) Researchers discovered this using pelvic CT. The…
Low back pain is not a common symptom of simple diverticulitis. If you have diverticulitis and are experiencing lower back pain, it may be due to…
If you are experiencing the symptoms of painful hemorrhoids, you probably want to know how to get rid of them fast. After all, problems associated with…
Treatment and prognosis of colorectal cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastasis. Credit: Xiusen Qin, Zifeng Yang, Yang Li, Jian Luo, Hui Wang, Huaiming Wang Colorectal cancer (CRC)…
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health hosts regional celiac disease event When your gut feels healthy, you feel like you’re ready to take on the world. That was…
