Stomach News

With several chronic human diseases the immune system attacks normally beneficial bacteria in the gut, resulting in chronic inflammation and contributing to disease progression.

A stomach bacterium that is responsible for ulcers may also play a role in people developing diabetes. This is through the bacterium controlling body weight and glucose tolerance.

A woman who had gained weight throughout the years finally found out that an 80 pound cyst inside her stomach was the reason behind the weight gain.

A man had about 2.2 pounds of metal removed from his stomach during an emergency operation in the Peruvian city of Cajamarca.

Doctors successfully removed a four-foot (1.2 meter) iron rod from the belly of a three-year-old boy in Ranchi, India. The rod was reportedly pierced through his stomach when he was playing Holi on the terrace of his house.

When a woman went into a Broward hospital to give birth to her child, she left with her baby, but they must have thought she was a cracker jack box, because they left a prize inside. A foot-long piece of gauze cloth inside her.

Almost two years after it was stolen, doctors find a wedding ring in the stomach of a patient.

New research suggest that people living during the Stone Age were lactose intolerant. I wonder if we need to check with the 'Geico Caveman' about this one.

30 different people that influenced my life were painted one on top of another on my torso. I either painted a picture of the person or an object that represents the person.

Ever wonder what you ate that made you feel so bloated?