Fecal impaction typically occurs when a person has not had a bowel movement for many days. Several lifestyle factors and medical conditions increase the risk of fecal impaction. Some populations, ...

Bowel cancer can start in the large bowel (colon cancer) or back passage (rectal cancer). It is also called colorectal cancer.. Your treatment depends on whether you have colon or rectal cancer. Your ...

Early symptoms are likely and include bowel habit changes, blood in the stool, and unexplained weight loss. Some of the symptoms of colon cancer in women that may be mistaken for normal symptoms of ...

BALTIMORE — Whether at home or on the roads, experts said preparation is key ahead of any winter weather. "Avoidance is best," said Dr. Vanessa Redd, the Chief of Emergency Medicine at the ...

aDepartment Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B6, Canada bDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, ...

Diarrhea may result from a bacterial or viral infection of the stomach and bowel, which is called gastroenteritis or “stomach flu.” People may get bacterial gastroenteritis by eating or ...

Meal prep can look different from person to person: For some, it’s chopping a bunch of ingredients up (a.k.a. mise en place) and storing them until you’re ready to assemble your dish ...

The question is one that's puzzling many of the world's leading medical experts: just why are so many young people falling victim to bowel cancer? Long considered primarily a disease of older ...

A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the small intestine or colon (large intestine). This allows the bowel's contents to leak into the abdominal ...

Rates of bowel cancer in younger adults have increased in countries around the world, though the trend appears to be most common in high-income nations. Previous studies have shown that bowel ...

Your risk of developing bowel (colon and rectal) cancer depends on many things including age, genetics and lifestyle factors. What is a risk factor? Anything that can increase your risk of getting a ...

PMP® Exam Preparation is an in-depth, live, virtual course offered by Purdue University. This course follows our Project Management Essentials course. Some learners also complete the Agile Certificate ...