It’s a gut-wrenching problem. Research indicates that around two-thirds of US adults struggle with persistent tummy troubles like gas, bloating and abdominal pain — and few seek medical help. Some ...

New research has found that different gut health testing companies can provide wildly different results from the same fecal sample. Reading time 4 minutes The bacteria that live inside our digestive ...

Although considered a single class, fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) vary in their ability to detect advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) and should not be considered interchangeable, new research ...

At-home microbiome tests are having a moment. You mail in a stool sample and get back a report on your gut bacteria, along with personalized claims about your diet, weight, mood and even longevity.

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and monitoring of the condition, a study suggests. Scientists have developed a ...

Doctors use laboratory tests, imaging studies, and endoscopic procedures to help diagnose short bowel syndrome, which affects nutrient absorption in the small intestine. Short bowel syndrome (SBS) ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) causes clay-colored, greasy stools that smell foul. A stool test to check for low levels of the elastase enzyme can help diagnose the condition. The pancreas ...

Tracing the cause of the infection can be a laborious process.

A new study notes that higher levels of a routine stool test marker of gut inflammation is strongly associated with an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares, even when people were ...

Scientists blended one sample, split it, and shipped it out. What came back exposed a problem the whole industry shares.