Most bacterial gastrointestinal illnesses in Australia are thought to be caused by two pathogens, Campylobacter and Salmonella. But an emerging pathogen, Aeromonas, is much more common than previously ...

Scientists have found that a common bacterium that usually lives in the mouth can help stomach cancer grow by feeding tumors with a substance they use as fuel. The discovery suggests that this ...

The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract—drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings ...

Things haven’t exactly gone swimmingly for the USA Swimming team at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Several members have received a figurative and literal blow to the gut from what’s ...

Some medications may disrupt the “good” bacteria in your gut microbiome, potentially affecting your digestive and overall health.

In the post-vaccine era, rotavirus has become just another cause of acute gastroenteritis in most cases. But is there anything new in diagnosis and treatment? To Test or Not to Test? Commercially ...

SIBO is classified as bacteria belonging in the colon that overgrow in the small intestine, meant to break down food, absorb nutrients and move contents forward.

You can often treat gastroenteritis with home remedies and OTC medications. Sometimes, you may need additional treatments. Gastroenteritis causes inflammation in your stomach and intestines. It leads ...

If you experience regular flare-ups of allergic gastroenteritis, an elimination diet may help you figure out what’s triggering it. If you’ve ever experienced stomach flu — otherwise known as ...