A nutritionist has explained why certain symptoms should not be ignored and the gut problems they could indicate ...

Your gut health can have rollover effects to other parts of your body. When your gut is happy and healthy, you may notice that other parts of your body feel happy and healthy too. And when your gut ...

The Bristol Stool Chart is used to determine whether human stool (poop) is typical, or if its shape and consistency suggest a health issue. Healthcare providers use the chart when diagnosing irritable ...

Following the test(s), your healthcare provider will discuss the findings with you. They may order further testing if imaging found abnormalities. Based on the results, they can develop a treatment ...

This prospective study in a large cohort of patients examined the use of calprotectin measurement in feces as a diagnostic test to identify ... at endoscopy had higher fecal calprotectin values ...

coli, which is part of the fecal coliform group, are usually harmless. "However, some specific types of E. coli can make you seriously sick," the CDC says. "A water quality indicator test for E.

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Correspondence to Dr Ailsa Hart, IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital and Imperial College London, Watford Road, London HA13UJ, UK; ailsa.hart{at}nhs.net Over the last 10–15 years, our understanding of the ...