Leslie Smith, better known as Skip, no longer drinks the water from his well. The 69-year-old retired veteran says he can’t after tests found dangerous contaminants in it that he says came from the ...

Gallstone disease is the most common disorder affecting the biliary system, the body's system of transporting bile. Gallstones are solid, pebble-like masses that form in the gallbladder or the biliary ...

Maite Rodriguez and her husband gave their 6-year-old daughter with sickle cell disease a lifeline when they conceived a ...

Constipation can make stool harder and drier than usual, slowing the movement of stool within the body. Some people may have frequent but incomplete bowel movements. They may return to the ...

Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...

Vomiting and diarrhea occur together Vomiting is the forceful emptying (throwing up) of what is in the stomach It's normal for nausea (upset stomach) to come before each bout of vomiting Diarrhea ...

Muscles and nerves that control the bowel can affect the muscles and nerves that control the bladder. Stool in the colon can also put pressure on the bladder, causing it to contract when it shouldn't.

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Correspondence to Dr Ailsa Hart, IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital and Imperial College London, Watford Road, London HA13UJ, UK; ailsa.hart{at}nhs.net Over the last 10–15 years, our understanding of the ...