Investigators have identified a component in the intestine that plays a critical role in repairing damaged tissue. Investigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...

Colon erosions are small, shallow sores or ulcers on the lining of your colon, or large intestine. They’re often surrounded by a ring of red, inflamed tissue. They can also be irregular in shape, like ...

A method that instructs immune system cells to help repair damaged tissues in the intestine has been developed by researchers at KU Leuven and Seoul National University. This opens the way for more ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...