The intestines run from the end of the stomach to the anus ... the jejunum (middle part), and the ileum (end part). Though the colon and the large intestine are occasionally mistaken for one ...

Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors ...

“It was a twisting pain — like there were hands inside my stomach twisting ... normal variation in human anatomy, she adds. “I was always told I had a long colon,” Grenham recalls.