Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical—one that can kill them at high enough concentrations—inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when a ...

Right-side abdominal pain after eating can signal gallstones, liver infection, ulcers or indigestion. Doctor explain causes, ...

Intestinal cysts are uncommon but not always harmless. Often silent, they can grow until they trigger pain, bowel changes or ...

Intestinal metaplasia is a condition involving cell changes in the upper digestive tract lining. Helicobacter pylori infection is the greatest risk factor for developing intestinal metaplasia. There ...

A connection between extraintestinal infections and food is possible, but it is hard to prove a direct link, according to a Dutch agency. Extraintestinal infections arise outside the intestines, ...

This article originally published on The Conversation. Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These infections often spread ...

Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid that is generated in the liver and is crucial to digestion. Bile aids in the ...

Intestinal infections take a heavy toll on impoverished Black communities that have out-of-date sewage systems. These infections often spread through contaminated soil and water and are among the most ...