We all poop, and we all poop a little differently,” he says. “And we can poop differently from one day to the next.” Some ...

Your toilet habits can reveal a lot about the health of your insides, your diet, if you're drinking enough fluids, and even ...

Your liver grows as you age, though certain health conditions, including acute hepatitis and fatty liver disease, can cause an enlarged liver. A large liver doesn’t always cause symptoms. The ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progressive form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are the most common causes of chronic liver disease in industrialized countries. NAFLD has ...

In another report, the use of MARS for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure showed an improvement in hepatic encephalopathy, but not in systemic hemodynamic parameters or renal function.

Nutritional therapy in patients with chronic liver disease should not only focus on treatment of PCM, but should also aim to correct specific nutrient deficiencies.

Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example hepatitis and liver cancer).

Biliary atresia is a blockage in the tubes (ducts) that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder. This congenital condition occurs when the bile ducts inside or outside the liver do not develop ...