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.

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 ...

Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders And Their Causes One Should Watch Out For GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) is when the acid in the stomach reverses back into the oesophagus, irritating the ...

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, ...

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

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

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, ...

This final article examines the gut microbiota (the community of micro-organisms living in the GI tract) and the role it plays in the GI tract and in general health. Overview of the microbiota. The ...

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 ...