PillTrek, a tiny wireless smart capsule created by Caltech, provides real-time gut health data by detecting electrolytes, ...

More companies are selling nutrition and health-testing services, and a WSJ reporter tried one. Things got weird.

Some medical experts recommend using the “5R approach” to help restore the gut’s microbiome, which may improve mood, reduce ...

The popular "fibermaxxing" trend promotes adding fiber-rich foods daily for gut health benefits, but experts warn that rapid ...

Speaking about your bowel movements can be embarrassing, but gastroenterologists explain the significance and key indicators ...

The gastrointestinal tract or digestive tract, also referred to as the GI tract or the alimentary canal or the gut, is the system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, ...

Imagine that your gastrointestinal tract is like a long, winding, amusement-park water slide through your body, and that Luke’s army extracts all the antioxidants, vitamins, ...

Numerous drugs can damage the gastrointestinal tract, and improved recognition of drug-induced gastrointestinal tract pathology is needed to improve patient care. The authors of this Review ...

‌Gastrointestinal perforation is when the gastrointestinal tract loses continuity. This condition can easily develop into serious complications that could result in death. Early detection and ...

Gastrointestinal Series in 1952 (A) gives no evidence of excessive gas in the gastrointestinal tract. A survey film of the abdomen (B) shows gas outlining the stomach, many loops of small ...