How often a person poops has a surprising link to one vitamin in particular. A genetic investigation on the rate at which ...

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes ...

Esophageal motility disorders occur more frequently among adults aged 75 years and older. Individuals aged 75 years and older have a higher prevalence of esophageal motility disorders, particularly ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a more accurate and standardized approach to interpreting a common test used to evaluate esophageal motor disorders, according to a study published in ...

Classification Motor disorders of the smooth muscle esophagus have been classified in many different ways, and there is no single classification that is fully satisfactory for all users. One of the ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

A large genetic study of more than 260,000 people, published in Gut, has identified DNA variants linked to how often people have bowel movements, offering new insight into gut motility. Alongside ...

Brazilian magnetic capsules may expand access to gastrointestinal motility testing without radiation, but clinical validation ...