Together, these findings suggest that ferulic acid can act as a natural regulator of intestinal motility. By reducing excessive smooth muscle activity, the compound could potentially help calm ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

Ferulic acid suppresses ileal smooth muscle contraction by inhibiting calcium ion influx through voltage-dependent calcium channels. This action may help prevent or treat excessive intestinal motility ...

Maternal health and other events occurring during pregnancy determine the health outcomes in offspring. Pre-natal infections are a major risk factor contributing to compromised intestinal barrier ...

A multi-institutional group of researchers led by the Hubrecht Institute and Roche's Institute of Human Biology has developed strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion. In ...

Anxiety affects gut motility, causing diarrhea or constipation, and can exacerbate conditions like IBS by altering intestinal contractions. Stress increases intestinal inflammation by weakening the ...

A key pressure-sensing protein involved in intestinal movement and inflammation regulation has been identified. Researchers from Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) and the Icahn School of Medicine at ...

Unmanaged hypothyroidism can slow gut motility and cause persistent constipation, says gastroenterologist Dr Meghraj Ingle.

Gastroparesis is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) condition affecting the nerves and muscles that help your stomach empty itself. When the stomach can’t move well, food sits inside, resulting in ...

SIBO is classified as bacteria belonging in the colon that overgrow in the small intestine, meant to break down food, absorb nutrients and move contents forward.