Tag Archives: Bowel

FDA Approves Ibsrela (tenapanor) for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation

Print this page FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ardelyx, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ibsrela (tenapanor), a 50 mg, twice daily oral pill for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. Ibsrela is a minimally-absorbed small molecule that acts locally in the… Read More »

Man, 73, has part of his bowel removed after it was penetrated by a 2cm fish bone

Man, 73, needed part of his bowel removed after a 2cm-long fish bone he accidentally swallowed perforated his intestine The unnamed man went to hospital in Japan with severe abdominal pain Scan revealed a ‘linear body’ had penetrated his small intestine  Man recalled eating yellowtail fish the day before his pain started  By Alexandra Thompson Senior… Read More »

Bowel cancer: Five signs the cancer has spread to your liver – have you spotted the signs?

Bowel cancer describes cancer that begins in the large bowel. Depending on where the cancer starts, bowel cancer is sometimes called colon or rectal cancer. Advanced bowel (colorectal) cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum that has spread to other parts of the body. Bowel cancer most commonly spreads to the liver or lungs.… Read More »

Medical News Today: Physical fitness reduces risk of lung and bowel cancers

A recent study of a large and diverse group of people supports the idea that being physically fit can help protect against cancer. Physical fitness appears to reduce cancer risk, according to a large-scale study. Working with the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI, researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD,… Read More »