It’s the most common reason a baby would need surgery to remove part of the small intestine. Severe inflammation of the intestine allows bacteria to get in and will lead to a loss of blood flow ...

The researchers used a mice model of Crohn's disease-like inflammation in the lower small intestine to analyze human disease. Before tissue damage began, they found that pro-inflammatory proteins ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

The symptoms of small bowel cancer can be vague. They can also be symptoms of other conditions, such as irritable bowel disease or inflammatory bowel disease but it’s important to see your doctor. It ...

Approximately three million Americans have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD is an umbrella term for Crohn’s disease and ...

Several medications now calm painful inflammation in the intestines. Diets free of ultraprocessed foods also help ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study ...

What to Read Next Of course, IBS and bowel symptoms are complex and have causes ranging from stress to SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), so it doesn't mean your gut struggles are ...

A recent study from Bulgaria suggests that low levels of vitamin D may be connected to more severe cases of inflammatory ...

More recently, a small population of cells—the RORγt+ dendritic cells ... food allergies and other gut-related immune ...

In vivo, the intestinal epithelium interacts with the neighboring environment through complex crosstalk, which involves components such as the immune system, tissue microenvironment, and gut microbes.

More information: Ci Zhu et al, 24-Nor-ursodeoxycholic acid improves intestinal inflammation by targeting TH17 pathogenicity and transdifferentiation, Gut (2025). DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2024-333297 ...