A new study found that dietary fiber can determine whether beneficial intestinal worms help reduce inflammation or become ...

A four year-long research study has found that particles secreted by an intestinal worm may assist in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an ailment suffered by millions of people globally. The ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...

Children often struggle to communicate their discomfort or issues to their parents. As they grow older, they may hesitate to share certain problems due to fear of restrictions on their pocket money or ...

The human gut hosts a wide variety of microbial species including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Intestinal parasites were also once a typical part of this community; healthy humans played host to ...

Eric Maloba's five-year-old son underwent surgery to remove intestinal worms. According to Maloba, who hails from Matungu in Kakamega County, the worms had taken a huge toll on his son's health. "He ...