The authors make the point that bowel functions in general are associated with a lot of health outcomes. Direct association would be somebody with severe constipation, or the long term can be and ...

PARIS — Most diarrhea that leads patients to seek medical advice is actually a false alarm, said gastroenterologist Nassim Hammoudi, MD, PhD, of the Lariboisière Hospital in Paris, during France's ...

Diagnosing patients with chronic watery diarrhea can be difficult for health care providers, since several causes with specific therapies, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), microscopic colitis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Chronic diarrhea is an “incredibly common” condition, with about one out of 20 patients presenting with ...

Background and Aims: Often a cause for chronic non-specific diarrhea (≥3 stools per day for more than 4 weeks) is not identified. Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBO) can occur without morphological ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In January 2014, I was bitten by a mosquito in the Caribbean and came down with the Chikungunya virus, which I still have. I took naproxen for about three months for the Chikungunya ...

Where do home remedies come from? Most of the time, we have no clue. Some have been around for centuries. Others are rooted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with obesity are at greater risk for chronic diarrhea, and the association grew stronger as BMI ...

Over 700 drugs have been associated with causing diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea is a common complaint among patients and can lead to a significant decrease in quality of life. 1 Diarrhea is defined as the ...

Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which powerfully suppresses gastric acid production and is widely prescribed for chronic use in gastroesophageal reflux disease. Lansoprazole uncommonly causes ...

A common type of chronic diarrhea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research. Scientists say their results could help more doctors recognize this type of diarrheal illness, and ...

Loose stool in young children isn’t an uncommon problem, as those of us who practice pediatric gastroenterology can attest. The practical consensus is that if your child passes three or more watery or ...