Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis.

Diverticulitis, gas, and IBS are common causes of lower left abdominal pain. Kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion are more severe causes of abdominal pain. Consult a healthcare ...

Two Spanish scientific societies have published a position document on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It outlines a framework for comprehensive symptomatic evaluation of SIBO, regulated ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? You’ve got your intestines—both small and large—as well as your ureters, the ...

The US humorist Christopher Morley once described the human body as “an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing”. He wasn’t wrong: from our cardiovascular and lymphatic systems to our guts and urinary ...

The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.