Inflammatory bowel disease, often shortened to IBD, is a long-term condition that causes chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. The two main forms are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and…
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The H. pylori bacteria: Why stomach infections are common in Asia.
H. pylori, short for Helicobacter pylori, is a type of spiral-shaped bacterium that lives in the stomach. For many people, the infection causes no symptoms at all. For others, it…