Magnetically controlled capsule shows promise for investigating hard-to-reach regions of the small intestine

A small capsule could change how we study the microbiome of the small intestine. A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a pill-shaped device designed to take samples from the ...
Forbes

You May Think You Know Your Small Intestine

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

Doctors Remove 1 Kg Hair Mass From Stomach, Intestine Of 9-Year-Old Girl: Rapunzel Syndrome Explained

Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare form of trichobezoar, which is a solid mass made up of hair that has accumulated ...
Health on MSN

A complete guide to your large intestine

The large intestine absorbs water and nutrients from food waste. Constipation, diarrhea, and hemorrhoids commonly affect the ...

Permanent Preservation: The Truth About 5 Bacteria That Regulate the Intestines and How to Choose the Right Intestinal Regulator

Hello. I am Store Manager Shiba, a registered sales clerk working at a drugstore in Kyoto.When looking for intestinal ...
Good Men Project

Can Intestine Pain Cause Back Pain?

Yes, intestinal pain can sometimes cause back pain due to shared nerve pathways between the abdomen and lower back. This phenomenon is known as referred pain, where discomfort originating from the gut ...

The Theory That the Gut, or Rather the Intestines, Is the Most Important Part of the Human Body

This time, I’d like to talk a bit more seriously about just how amazing the intestines are.It seems the samurai believed the ...
Press Trust of India on MSN

1 kg hair mass removed from girl’s stomach, small intestine at private hospital in Keralam

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (PTI) A one-kg mass of hair was removed from the stomach and small intestine of a nine-year-old girl in a rare surgery at a private hospital here, authorities said on Saturda ...
Medical Xpress

Voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health

Microbiome research to date has been much like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant by examining just its tail? Researchers have studied what is most ...
Health Chosun

“Your Intestines Are Rotting”… 3 ‘Unexpected Foods’ You Enjoy That Can Be Dangerous

Some foods can cause severe intestinal inflammation or block the intestines under certain conditions, even interfering with their blood supply. If blood flow is cut off for a prolonged period, it can ...
The Conversation

Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health

Microbiome research to date has been much like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant by examining just its tail? Researchers have studied what is most ...
Health.com

Bowel Obstruction: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and More

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...