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We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In this view, the disease has a clear beginning and end. However, patient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To understand leaky gut, you need to understand the gut’s delicate inner lining. This special barrier is strong, but ultra-thin.

Leaky gut treatments backed by science include lubiprostone, glutamine, prebiotics, and omega-3s to repair intestinal ...

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

Harvard Health says “leaky gut” is not a clinical diagnosis, but it’s a condition that breaks down the intestinal lining, allowing partially digested food, toxins, and microbes to escape their ...

Gut health is certainly having a moment right now – and rightly so. Now, more than ever, we’re aware of what we’re putting in our system, what’s good for us and what will be beneficial in the long run ...

Gut health: you’re either someone who’s considering what probiotic to buy next, or, you’ve got zero clue about the state of play in one of your body’s most important microbiomes. Our gut health ...

Are you wondering what’s up with your gut health after one too many stomachaches? While your discomfort could be from eating old leftovers, it could also be from a condition like leaky gut syndrome ...

Your GI tract houses trillions (yes, with a T) of microbes: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and more. The swarm of microscopic critters living in your intestines makes up the gut microbiome and influences ...

When it comes to gut health and spices, turmeric is worth calling out, notes Kristen Lorenz, RD, registered dietitian.

Americans are drinking less than they have in decades. But a new study on mice shows even one bottomless brunch may shrink the small intestine’s nutrient-absorbing surface and spark inflammation that ...