BENGALURU: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes – the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally ...

Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat passes through four tubes: the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also called the ...

The two primary types of ostomies are: Ileostomy: where part of the small intestine (ileum) is redirected to a stoma. Colostomy: involving the large intestine (colon). Both types help patients ...

Increasingly important roles are played by imaging techniques (small bowel MRI, computed tomographic ... the intestine (in most cases the terminal ileum and colon) or affect the perianal region ...

It primarily affects the ileum, or the end section of your small intestine. It’s also commonly found in the first section of your colon, or your large intestine. Untreated Crohn’s can lead to ...

Vitamin B-12 is absorbed from the terminal ileum, which is a commonly affected segment of gut in Crohn’s disease. Its absorption may be compromised in these children secondary to inflammatory lesions, ...

Meconium ileus (pronounced meh-COE-nee-um ILL-ee-us) means that a baby’s first stool (feces), called meconium, is blocking the last part of the baby’s small intestine (ileum). This can happen when the ...

In the early stages of an animal’s life, unstable microbiota in the GIT can create stress, compromising gut health and performance. Imbalance in the microbiome and an insufficient level of beneficial ...

Approximately 30% of people with Crohn's disease have involvement in the small intestine, particularly the terminal ileum (the junction through which partially digested food moves from the small ...

For example, if it's discovered that the ileum (small intestine) is involved in addition to the colon, you will be diagnosed with ileocolitis—one of the four other forms of Crohn's. If other areas are ...