Ischemic colitis arises when blood flow to the colon is insufficient to meet metabolic demands, leading to mucosal injury, inflammation and, in severe cases, gangrene. It is the most common form of ...

Credit: Getty Images A review of microscopic colitis, a chronic, intermittent inflammatory bowel disease that predominantly affects older women and typically presents with frequent watery, non-bloody ...

Whether it's a dull ache, sharp cramp or persistent discomfort, most of us have experienced some degree of stomach pain throughout our lives. While something as mild as indigestion, gas, bloating or ...

Credit: Getty Images A 29-year-old man undergoes a total proctocolectomy with end-to-end ileostomy after 2 years of surveillance for ulcerative colitis. A 29-year-old White man presents in May 2023 ...

IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, EXPERTS SAY PEOPLE WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RISK OF COLON CANCER. BUT WHY IS THAT? DOCTOR RAYMOND CROSS FROM MERCY MEDICAL CENTER JOINS US NOW ...

Whether it's a dull ache, sharp cramp or persistent discomfort, most of us have experienced some degree of stomach pain throughout our lives. While something as mild as indigestion, gas, bloating or ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers investigated the “epigenetic memory” (impacts and duration) of chronic colitis in mouse models of the inflammatory disease. The study ...

Lymphocytic colitis is a type of microscopic colitis that causes persistent, watery diarrhea. Experts still do not know the exact underlying cause. Microscopic colitis involves inflammation of the ...

Patients with psoriasis, uveitis, or colitis who present with undiagnosed chronic back pain should be referred to a rheumatologist for the assessment of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), with MRI being ...

Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of ...