Researchers have investigated the role that estrogen plays in signaling more gut pain, and it isn't working alone.

Nearly everyone is familiar with the feeling of accidentally touching a hot vessel or holding onto something freezing for too long. Normally, pain serves to protect from potential harm, but when the ...

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating, and digestive discomfort. Now, scientists at UC San ...

An intense description of suffering arrived in a mailing from an expressive arts gallery: My arms reach upward as the mind and hair are disintegrating, reaching through burning into the light.