Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the digestive tract, and having it may be linked to symptoms ...

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Your immune system is your body's frontline defense against infections, inflammation, and everyday stressors. While no single ...

QUESTION: Hey, Dr. Zac, I have a bit of a weird one for you — why do some people poo like clockwork every day, while others might only go a couple of times a week? I thought not going at least once a ...

The digestive system does far more than simply process food. This complex network serves as the foundation for overall health, influencing everything from immune function and brain health to energy ...

Intestinal bacteria are important for human health as they help digest food and regulate immune function. Thus, in recent years, it has become clear that gut microbiota dysbiosis, an imbalance in ...

Excessive alcohol consumption is a significant public health concern, responsible for approximately 6% of all deaths and contributing to 5.1% of the global disease burden. Alcohol use is a major risk ...

Your personal food-processing plant is like a symphony orchestra: When all the parts perform well, the result is beautiful music that simply flows. Should one or two musicians space out or be unable ...

Your digestive system changes as you age. This may make certain types of foods more difficult to digest, including spicy foods, dairy products, and processed foods. The digestive system slows as we ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Alexander Lake, DO, a gastroenterologist at AdventHealth, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to shed light on one of the most ...

Ricardo Da Costa’s first job out of high school in the 1990s in Portugal was as a professional triathlete—competing in races that required him to swim, then bike, then run. One of the biggest problems ...

Hayden Gould, executive project manager of Seabin North America, holds up microplastics collected out of the Delaware River Watershed at Bartrams’ Gardens on June 7, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From ...