Colon cancer is a common type of malignancy in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the large intestine, more commonly known as the colon. More than 95 percent of colon cancers are adenocarcinomas, originating in the glandular epithelium...
Helicobacter pylori, also called H. pylori, are bacteria that cause irritation and ulcers in the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine. The bacterium is widespread and up to 80 percent of adults have had an infection with or without...
According to scientific site, Earth Sky, the concentration of salt in the body is about 75 percent less than you would find in sea water. This means that drinking seawater would significantly increase the amount of salt in your bloodstream and the...
Bloody stool is an abnormal finding. Although on a microscopic scale our bodies discard spent and dead blood cells regularly, visible and/or testable blood in the stool reflects a problem. The presence of bright or dark "tarry" stools is very...
The color of your child's poop can change for a number of reasons. Although you may be used to the hue ranges from a deep yellow to tan brown, green can often fall within that spectrum under some circumstances. Green is a pretty common stool color...
Bowel cancer is more commonly known as colon cancer, or colorectal cancer. (It's referred to as bowel cancer throughout parts of Europe, but in the United States it's referred to as colon cancer.) Unfortunately, there are not many early symptoms...
The largest gland in the body, the liver is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen below the ribs. It has a rich blood supply and a duct for collecting bile. It produces plasma proteins and antibodies to fight infection, destroying...