Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic condition of unknown origin characterized by severe inflammation and mucosal destruction in the intestine. There are two main forms: Crohn s disease ...

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As winter fast approaches, and horses start to grow heavier coats, a lot of horse owners will be dusting off their clippers, thinking about the different types of horse clip and trying to decide ...

A bowel resection is when a section of the small or large intestine (the colon) is removed. This is a surgical procedure that’s done in a hospital. It may be used to treat a bowel blockage, Crohn’s ...

It is also known as congenital megacolon. With megacolon, the bowel becomes extremely dilated and atonic (not moving) with a large amount of stool "just sitting there." In many ways, atonic colon is ...