"But all of my infection markers were coming back clear, so I didn't have an infection in my body, which is why I went for ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the ...

A common type of gut bacterium may increase a person's chance of developing bowel cancer, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The bacterium is a type of E. coli infection ...

A revolutionary vaccine that destroys specific strains of the bacteria E.coli could cut the risk of bowel, bladder and ... as well as urinary tract and blood infections. The particularly harmful ...

bacterial infection, a virus in my stomach, basically everything else but bowel cancer. Luckily the doctors looked at my symptoms and not my age." Fran was 38 years old when she was diagnosed with ...

Intestinal infections can change the composition of liver bile, leading to changes in immune function and gut bacteria, potentially helping fight off harmful bacteria Researchers have identified a ...

so I didn't have an infection in my body, which is why I went for further tests." The NHS lists abdominal pain, a lump in the abdomen area, and bloating as potential symptoms of bowel cancer.

Ellie Wilcock, battling stage 4 bowel cancer, shares her overlooked early symptoms: persistent left-side abdominal and pelvic pain initially mistaken for a urinary tract infection, unexplained ...

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection—a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called “stomach flu.” A ...

"If Zachary takes another septic hit or another infection ... six hours old. He only weighed 1kg (2lbs). He had to be fed through a central line and he was then diagnosed with intestinal failure ...

but after "infection markers" returned clear results, further testing was prompted. By the time of her diagnosis months later, it was discovered that the cancer had spread from her large bowel to ...