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She said she had indescribable pain when she went home and later realised that her bowel had collapsed (Photo: AFP)

Bowels falling out of body due to botched caesarean leaves woman in...

While she agrees that scars do open up, she claims that she felt her bowel moving around inside as it pushed its way out...

29 Jan 2018 11:00 AM GMT

Regularly eating high calorie food and drink increases the risk of becoming overweight or obese. (Photo: Pixabay)

TV ads make teens crave junk food: study

Being bombarded by TV ads for unhealthy, high calorie food could lead teens to eat more than 500 extra snacks.

17 Jan 2018 6:51 AM GMT

It is important to understand how the DNA blueprint within stem cells is damaged because when healthy stem cells become faulty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mouse study shows how alcohol may cause cancer

DNA damage can lead to cell death, but can also trigger the body's natural repair mechanisms.

4 Jan 2018 4:24 AM GMT

Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells, but they also affect the vasculature inside the tumour. (Photo: Pixabay)

5 signs you might have bowel cancer

From bloating to constipation and blood in your stools, here are the signs and symptoms.

16 April 2018 4:33 AM GMT

She was sent for surgery following a CT scan as doctors found four 5 mm perforations (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman causes perforation in her bowel by swallowing blister pill pack

The woman who complained of stomach pains said she struggled with discomfort for 15 days.

16 July 2018 11:26 AM GMT

The team, who had attended to the man from Newham University Hospital, published the unusual tale in BMJ Case Reports. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man's bowel bursts from being filled with too much faeces

Doctors were shocked to discover his 'megarectum' dilated to seven inched (18cm) and the last part of his colon filled...

23 Aug 2018 8:39 AM GMT