bowel

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Inflammatory bowel disease, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, has not been studied extensively when it comes to diet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"What should I eat?" is one of the most common questions people with inflammatory bowel disease ask their doctors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

She started donating after Nigel underwent life saving surgery as a baby to treat pyloric stenosis, a serious condition affecting newborns where the passage between the stomach and the small bowel becomes narrower.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"If bowel cancer is diagnosed at its earliest stage, more than nine people in 10 will survive it," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Whenever I ate these worms, whose skins were like those of miniature porcupines, my stomach would tighten in severe cramps, and I would have no bowel movement for days.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane