Scientists used high-resolution 3D X-ray imaging to uncover major structural and immune changes in the gut of Alzheimer's ...

There are two main forms: Crohn s disease, which can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract, but is most common in the colon and terminal ileum; and ulcerative colitis, which is a mucosal ...

This paper comprises a complete pathological study of 23 post-mortem specimens of bowel in cases of diffuse chronic ulcerative colitis in which the ileum was involved and of 6 surgical specimens ...

This type causes inflammation in the final section of your small intestine, known as the ileum, as well as in your colon (large intestine). The ileum absorbs water, carbohydrates, proteins ...

Digestion begins in your mouth. Your teeth grind the food you eat and mix it with saliva to form a kind of ball, known as a bolus. Your esophagus is a flattened muscular tube that connects your mouth ...

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Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that primarily affects the gastrointestinal tract but can affect other organs in the body too. Crohn's ...