Structural GI diseases occur because there is a change or problem within the structure of the GI tract. These structural issues can occur anywhere in the GI tract and either be acute (sudden and short ...
Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD A gastrointestinal (GI) disease affects your digestive tract—the path food and drink take through your body and the digestive organs. GI diseases can impact ...
, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. There is also overlap in the clinical symptomatology of patients with constipation-predominant IBS and those who have constipation that results ...
Functional gastrointestinal disorders are a range of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract for which there are no structural or biochemical abnormalities that can be found to explain the symptoms.
Credit: Getty Images The American Gastroenterological Association has released new guidance on the clinical management of foregut disorders with potassium-competitive acid blockers. The American ...
The diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has nothing to say about bowel movements, nausea, or stomach pain. But the fact is that autistic children have significantly more ...
In our gastrointestinal disease focus month, we speak with FDA spokesperson, Lisa Kubaska on how the FDA reaches decisions on treatments in this area. The role of the Gastrointestinal Drugs ...
"Enteric neurons are critical in maintaining organ homeostasis within the small intestine, and their dysregulation is implicated in gastrointestinal disorders and neurodegenerative diseases," the ...