The benefits of using a hot tub include stress relief, improved blood sugar management, better sleep, and more. Here are 7 benefits. It’s been a long, hard day, and soaking in a hot tub may be ...

In this Review, Shay and Yilmaz describe how diet and metabolism influence intestinal stem cells in health and disease, including tumorigenesis. The effect of dietary changes such as calorie ...

plus one common myth about polyps. Yikes! OK, we’re listening…but what are polyps, exactly? Colon polyps are growths that occur on the inner lining of the large intestine (colon), or the rectum (which ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes have a good reason to stick with the colonoscope. By Gina Kolata This year about 53,000 Americans are ...

While there is no medical consensus surrounding the term “gut detox,” there are a plethora of supplements, trend diets and colonics that are marketed to detox or cleanse your body of harmful ...

Tubular adenomas are small, noncancerous polyps that can form in your colon. Doctors often remove them during a colonoscopy because they can sometimes become cancerous. An adenoma is a type of ...

Colonic diseases are diseases that affect the colon. The term covers a wide range of diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis diverticular ...

If you are not a fan of exercise, it's hard to stick to a consistent routine. That’s why many of us employ the help of a friend to make fitness more exciting and staying on track easier.

If you are not a fan of exercise, it's hard to stick to a consistent routine. That’s why many of us employ the help of a friend to make fitness more exciting and staying on track easier. Just having ...

The descending colon is around 4 to 6 inches, or 10 to 15 centimeters (cm), long. The muscular colon is about 5 feet long and is divided into five parts. The descending colon is the third main section ...

The colon (also known as the large intestine) is a U-shaped, segmented tube made of muscle that is located below the stomach and connects to the rectum at the end of the colon. The colon and rectum ...

Rates of colon cancer among young people have been steadily rising over the past three decades, even as diagnoses among older people decline. A staggering 20% of colorectal cancer cases in 2019 ...