Humans have lots of basic requirements that need to be met in order to stay alive. Food is a necessary one, though it’s ...

People typically describe rectal pain as any pain or discomfort in the anus, rectum, or lower portion of the gastrointestinal tract. Oftentimes, rectal pain is accompanied by other symptoms such as ...

New clinical evidence indicates that a widely used supplement may alter gut microbes involved in vitamin D biology and ...

A study conducted by a team from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center focused on individuals who had previously presented ...

Instead of giving up wine and cigarettes, W's wellness columnist tries a holistic treatment, rectal insufflation, to fix her ...

A healthy adult with severe rectal pain and constipation required endoscopic and operative evaluation after ingestion of ...

Women with ovarian cancer have a higher incidence of colorectal cancer, and vice versa, as indicated by standardized incidence ratios. A recent review suggests women with ovarian or colorectal cancer ...

A digital rectal examination (DRE) is a simple procedure doctors use to examine the lower rectum and other internal organs. A DRE is done for a number of reasons. It’s a quick, easy way to check the ...

People under 50 who got a colonoscopy because of rectal bleeding had 8.5 times higher odds of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. Rectal bleeding doesn’t always mean cancer — ...

Our radiation oncologists use the latest technology available for radiation therapy. It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your rectal cancer treatment plan. This information ...

Q: Rectal Bleeding: I started running this year, I am 44 years old and when I started increasing my running to run a Half Marathon I started having rectal bleeding. I have been scoped and nothing was ...