No one wants to see their child sick, even if it’s just temporary. For example, the occasional upset stomach or diarrhea is expected if your child is home with stomach flu or eats something that doesn ...

Your belly hurts. The diarrhea keeps coming. And you certainly don’t feel like eating. These are telltale signs of colitis. But which kind? Colitis is a term used to describe inflammation in your ...

It's the UK’s second biggest cancer killer but if it's diagnosed early, it's entirely treatable ...

Mercy Medical Center is expanding its advanced digestive health services with the introduction of intestinal ultrasound (IUS), now available at The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & ...

Colon dysplasia is typically detected and removed during routine colon cancer screenings. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a risk factor for developing dysplasia in the colon. Dysplasia doesn’t ...

Risk factors are things that raise your chances of getting a disease. For each person, there’s a mix of genetic, biological and lifestyle factors that play a part in colon cancer risk. Aging, more ...

Learn ways to manage Crohn’s disease, one form of inflammatory bowel disease, a group of conditions that also includes ulcerative colitis.

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...