Woman who had agonizing stomach pain and a bloated belly had a twisted colon, or sigmoid volvulus. Doctors had to untwist it ...

A study reveals that variations in the gut environment affect the composition and activity of gut bacteria, explaining why microbiomes differ and why people react differently to the same foods. A ...

The large intestine is the final part of the lower gastrointestinal tract and includes the caecum, appendix, colon, rectum and anal canal. The large intestine's function is to finish digestion of ...

Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel aren't keeping this information close to their chest. Although the 34-year-old sisters—among the oldest dicephalic parapagus conjoined twins—share blood ...

Can a simple three-ingredient drink help with weight loss and get your poop moving? A TikTok pharmacist says so — and there’s some science to back him up. Mohammed Fawaz (@yourmodernpharmacist ...

A surgeon has revealed a key piece of advice to help prevent colon cancer as cases appear to be rising in the under 50s. Dr Parul Shukla is a colon and rectal surgeon with Northwell Health who has ...

One Piece’s Elbaf arc has introduced fans to quite a lot of exciting characters, and quite easily, one of the most intriguing ones is a child named Colon. Colon was first revealed to the fans in ...

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 ...