Food poisoning happens when you eat food or drink water that contains infectious bacteria, viruses, or parasites. These germs can make you sick, causing digestive symptoms like stomach pain, diarrhea, ...

You can often treat gastroenteritis with home remedies and OTC medications. Sometimes, you may need additional treatments. Gastroenteritis causes inflammation in your stomach and intestines. It leads ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 65-year-old female. For about five years, I suffered from unpredictable fecal incontinence and diarrhea. My 84-year-old aunt was not a bit shocked when I confided this to her.

The stomach flu, also known as a stomach bug, is clinically known as viral or infectious gastroenteritis. Despite its popular nickname, this type of gastroenteritis isn’t caused by the influenza or ...