A recent study has found that colonoscopy surveillance in patients with inflammatory bowel disease effectively reduces the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a report by The Oncology Report. The ...

In 2009, Michael Sheridan was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. Through “trial and error,” he eventually found ways to control his symptoms. Suddenly in 2019, ...

Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease of the colon, have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer compared to individuals ...

Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) was a preferred method for monitoring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a higher percentage of US patients who had undergone the procedure than colonoscopy, but a larger ...

Picture this common clinical scenario: A patient has chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Blood and stool tests point to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But which one -- Crohn's ...

When GI upset strikes, it's often a sign of a simple stomachache. But when the issue becomes more recurrent, it can be a question of IBD vs. IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects between 25 and ...

Two independent clinical studies have demonstrated that Microba’s MetaPanel™ test identifies gastrointestinal pathogens in >35% of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients experiencing flare, with ...

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the colon lining, and its incidence is rising globally, especially in industrialized countries. The causes of UC are complex ...

What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...

Editor’s note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify [email protected] if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. There's a number of extraintestinal ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind ...