Do you read the news and connect with friends while on the loo? Here’s what you should know.
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It’s a beneficial nutrient - but taking it in supplement form can come with long-term health risks.
When is your dodgy tummy due to eating off food, and when is it a touch of gastro?
There’s no firm evidence eating eggs causes constipation. In fact, eggs may have the opposite effect. Here’s what’s really going on in your gut.
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitor drugs have been linked to kidney problems and cancer.
Your biology really is telling you to poo in the morning. And yes, your coffee is partly to blame.
The gut microbiome and immune system work closely together. However, as people age, the composition and balance of microorganisms in the gut changes, with fewer beneficial bacteria.
Fibre isn’t just associated with colon health; it’s associated with overall health and brain health through the gut-brain axis. But not all fibres are created equal.
Some alcoholic beverages may affect your bowel motions more than others.
Pregnancy changes the structure and function of virtually every organ system of the body. That includes some big changes to the gut.
While pills are more practical than injections or infusions, digestion in the stomach prevents many drugs from being taken orally. Better drug design could change this.
Rather than focusing on single foods for ‘gut health’, we’re better off having a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Stomach pains are a rare symptom of COVID-19 and are much more likely to be caused by something else.
Constipation can occur when there’s a delay in digested food passing through your body and being expelled. It can also happen when your poo is too hard, often because it doesn’t contain enough water.
Holding on too long triggers a build up of intestinal gas that may eventually escape via an uncontrollable fart.
New parenthood got our fluid dynamics experts thinking about what ends up in the diaper. They headed to the zoo and the lab to come up with a cohesive physics story for how defecation works.
Pauline Hanson’s concern about the ATO installing squat toilets to cater for its increasingly diverse workforce has prompted debate about the best way to go to the toilet: sitting or squatting.
Pandas are bears – but two million years ago they stopped eating meat. Their digestive systems have not yet adapted, though. Do upset stomachs make panda pregnancy more difficult?
Could it be that in some cases, changes in the gut are actually driving mood disorders rather than the other way around? Mounting evidence suggests this is likely to be the case.
Intestinal worms (or helminths) are multicellular parasites that live inside the gut. When mature, they can generally be seen with the naked eye. In developing countries with poor sanitation, the most…
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