Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Toxic megacolon is a serious condition of the large intestine, or colon, that ...

A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the small intestine or colon (large intestine). This allows the bowel's contents to leak into the abdominal ...

If left untreated, an obstruction can lead to perforation (a hole in the bowel) or strangulation (tissue death), both of which can be very serious. The most frequent cause of SBO is the presence ...

"I don’t have a bum hole anymore - just like Barbie!" the 28-year-old who lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, said. After years of suffering from a painful bowel disease, the fashion project manager ...

Endometriosis is an ongoing, painful condition in which tissue like the kind that lines your uterus (the endometrium) grows outside of your uterus. With this condition, doctors usually find a ...

Bowel blockages (also known as bowel or intestinal obstructions) occur when food cannot pass through your large or small ...