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Understand how your gut works, identify what affects it, and make simple changes that help you feel better consistently.
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A team in Japan tested 28 people's poop before and after they brought home a new dog.
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Doctors in Taiwan spotted boba pearls on an 18-year-old's CT scan three hours after she drank a cup.
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Plastic has been found in human poop, and nobody has shown yet what it does on the way through.
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Two big reviews looked at ADHD and gut symptoms and came back with different answers.
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The WHO's cancer agency puts H. pylori in the same category as tobacco, and the odds for a teenager are smaller than that makes them sound.
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The carnivore diet is zero fiber, sold to teenage boys as the way to get lean and clear your skin, and only nine human studies have ever looked at it.
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Learn how your digestive system works, what affects it, and how to improve it with simple, science-backed habits.
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