Most people don’t realize you can live quite comfortably without a stomach. But I found that out first-hand in 2020, after learning I carry a genetic mutation called CDH1.  

CHD1 dramatically increases your risk of developing both stomach cancer and lobular carcinoma, a type of breast cancer. The risk is so high for stomach cancer that doctors often recommend a total gastrectomy — or the complete surgical removal of your...

Hematochezia and melena are two terms that describe different ways blood can appear in your stool.

Hematochezia is bright red blood that generally starts lower in the digestive tract.  Melena generally starts much higher up in the digestive tract and results in black, tarry stools.

Both melena and hematochezia can be signs of cancer somewhere along your gastrointestinal tract. But can they ever be a symptom of something...