Surgical procedures for Crohn’s are no longer considered a last resort. Here’s what you need to know if your doctor recommends surgery.

Intestinal blockages in cats are relatively common and are caused by accidental ingestion of foreign objects, such as toys or ...

Diverticulitis can cause stools to be watery, hard pellets, pencil-shaped, or covered in mucus. These stools might have blood in them, or have a strong smell due to bleeding and infection. Seek ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes several chronic conditions that cause inflammation in the gut. Two main types are chronic inflammatory conditions that lead to a lot of discomfort and health ...

Correspondence to Dr Fabio Cominelli, School of Medicine, Medicine/Gastroenterology & Liver Disease, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; fabio.cominelli{at}uhhospitals.org ...

Background Intestinal fibrosis, a hallmark complication of Crohn’s disease (CD), frequently progresses to stricture formation and surgical intervention. Fibroblast metabolic reprogramming is important ...

What Is Crohn’s Constipation? You likely have constipation if it's hard for you to poop and you're having fewer bowel movements than you normally do. The same is true whether or not you have Crohn’s ...

Idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of the mesenteric veins (IMHMV) is a rare and poorly understood disease, typically affecting the rectosigmoid colon of young, otherwise healthy men. Clinically, it is ...

Creeping fat — the abnormal expansion of mesenteric adipose tissue around the intestines — is an active driver of intestinal scarring in Crohn’s disease (CD), highlighting a potential new therapeutic ...

Fat—adipose tissue—is more complicated than might be thought. Once considered just a bag of calories, scientists now know that fat doesn’t just squirrel away energy, it also sends and receives ...