Stomachaches and pains can occur for various reasons, including constipation, gas, and heartburn. In some cases, ...

Both conditions cause chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. If you have either condition, you can experience abdominal pain due to inflammation, ulceration, and muscle contractions in the ...

The MRI scan and pain assessments were repeated around 2 years later for 638 participants. The researchers found that women having fat surrounding their abdominal organ, called ‘visceral adipose ...

Pain from conditions such as endometriosis could be alleviated if the gut’s resident bacteria can be understood and tamed.

H. pylori infections occur across the world due to exposure to saliva or stool in contaminated water or food. Learn how the ...

More information: MRI-derived abdominal adipose tissue is associated with multisite and widespread chronic pain, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105535 ...

Many Kenyans experiencing constant stomachaches and diarrhoea may have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) yet they do not know. Dr Okanga Oranga, a consultant gastroenterologist in Nairobi, defines IBS as ...

Excess abdominal fat and chronic pain have been linked in a recent study which also found that reducing the waistline can alleviate musculoskeletal conditions. The world-first study utilised the UK ...

Learn the signs that breast cancer may have progressed to metastasis, to ensure you get checked early and begin treatment as ...

"Not again.”  Mustering my energy, I slipped my notebook into my backpack before slipping out of the lecture hall. I couldn't ...

In a UK Biobank study, CMM risk increased with the number of chronic pain sites, and having more pain sites increased risk of T2D, IHD, and stroke.