The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in appetite, metabolism and the microbiome – and how to look after it better ...

A man was hospitalized after more than three feet of his small intestine broke through a two-inch hole in his abdomen where he had a recurrent hernia.

When it comes to processing fructose, the liver is a pinch hitter for the small intestine. To use fructose for energy, the body needs to convert it into another type of simple sugar called glucose ...

Alexander Lake, DO, a gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and ...

Dr. Alexander Lake, Gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to emphasize the vital ...

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, shares similar symptoms with irritable bowel syndrome. Foods like wheat, garlic, onion, beans and certain processed products that are high in ...

As far back as the 16th century, we were mapping out the murky territory of the human small intestine in anatomy books. We know, for example, that this digestive tract is—on average—about 6 ...

A 43-year-old healthy man from British Columbia has lost a portion of his small intestine after developing a blood clot linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Shaun Mulldoon, of Langley, received the ...