Researchers have designed a new device that could offer a cheaper and easier-to-manufacture alternative to existing diagnostics for GI dysmotility, inspired by the ancient Incan technology of quipu, ...

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are prevalent in adults, adolescents, and children. They are also known as disorders of gut-brain interaction. FGIDs cause sensitivity and a host of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In my practice, understanding the distinction between functional and organic GI conditions, and the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The ACG has published a supplement to The American Journal of Gastroenterology with updated recommendations for ...

An 11-year-old girl presents with a 6-month history of abdominal pain and nausea upon awakening most days, but no pain at night. Can you make the diagnosis? An 11-year-old girl presents with a 6-month ...

—Patients with certain gastrointestinal diseases and comorbid psychiatric diseases are more likely to have adverse healthcare outcomes that require readmission to the hospital and longer lengths of ...

Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from disorders of the gut-brain axis such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that can be ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- As food moves through the digestive tract, contracting muscles along the tract keep things flowing smoothly. Loss of this motility can lead to acid reflux, failure of food to move out ...