By: Dr Prateik Poddar Living with persistent digestive problems can be frightening, confusing and exhausting. Many patients walk into the clinic after months of unexplained diarrhea, abdominal pain, ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

The mesentery is an organ that attaches all the digestive organs in the abdomen. It connects much of the intestines to the back abdominal wall, holding them in place when a person stands upright. The ...