Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling ...

Time-restricted feeding (TRF), a form of intermittent fasting, led to meaningful reductions in clinical disease activity and ...

Both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) so the idea that smoking would help one but hurt the other has been confounding. Colitis causes an inflammation of the colon ...

For the estimated 5 million people worldwide living with inflammatory bowel disease, finding relief from debilitating symptoms often feels like an endless journey through medication trials and ...

People with ulcerative proctitis, a milder and more limited form of ulcerative colitis, are not at higher risk of developing rectal cancer than the general population. This is shown in a new Swedish ...

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone marrow—may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a ...

Inflammatory foods are sugary foods and drinks, fast food, and red meat. Swap them for anti-inflammatory fruits, vegetables, ...

Researchers at New York University Pain Research Center have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that in mice with colitis, blocking a key ...

Your body might be sending you hints about your health.

Researchers have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and pain, ...