Cases of drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing in the United States in a trend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are calling a "public health threat." ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem. The primary ingredient ...

Carcinoid syndrome is a rare condition that occurs in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. These patients secrete an excessive amount of serotonin, which can lead to symptoms like frequent diarrhea, ...

The digestive system consists of a long tube that can be measured from the back of the mouth to the anus. The entire length of the gastrointestinal tract consists of nerves and muscles that work to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new antibiotic works well to reduce the misery of traveler's diarrhea, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Tests of Optimer Pharmaceuticals drug prulifloxacin show it ...