Inflammatory Bowel Disease Stories
- Some people are excluding nightshades from their diet in order to ward off inflammation. But is this extreme step supported by scientific evidence?
- Men who eat a lot of red meat could be at higher risk of diverticulitis, a painful inflammatory condition of the colon.
- These 6 natural laxatives, from chia seeds to kombucha, can help alleviate constipation by making you poop instantly.
- The reason why runners experience the sudden urge to poop.
- Brit Lab answers the important question: Is farting good for us?
- Consuming green tea along with dietary iron may actually lessen green tea's benefits, study finds.
- Belgian biotech group Galapagos said its experimental drug to treat bowel disease ulcerative colitis had failed to prove its efficacy in a medical trial and it would discontinue the program for that disease.
- Probiotics might reduce behavioral problems associated with chronic inflammatory diseases, suggesting a link between the brain and immune system.
- Boosting probiotics' benefits with dairy products may help those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease.
- With little information on how to treat inflammatory bowel disease, as well as how it develops, Pfizer and 23andMe are teaming up to investigate the genetic roots.
- Inflammatory bowel diseases are on the rise, particularly among younger people. A new study indicates that growing up on farms and around livestock can reduce the risk of such disease by 50 percent.
- Two studies show promising results for vedolizumab as a drug candidate for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.