Articles & Guides

Pain after eating is common, and usually not serious. But the cause matters, because the fix for eating too fast is nothing like the fix for reflux or lactose.

An elimination diet is a short-term test to find a food that's bothering you, not a way to eat less. Done right it's structured, temporary, and worth doing with a professional.

No single food, pill, or cleanse fixes your gut. It's a few ordinary habits, and most of it is just what you eat.

Leaky gut gets blamed for almost everything, and there's a supplement for it around every corner. Part of it is real science, and part of it is marketing.

Seed oils are the internet's favorite villain right now. Most of the fear doesn't survive a look at the research, but a few smaller concerns actually do.

No food is going to wreck your gut on its own, but some make its life harder than others. These are the ones worth going easy on, and what to reach for instead.

There's no magic superfood for your gut, but plenty of ordinary ones help. These are the ten worth reaching for, and what each one actually does down there.

Probiotics are a huge business built on one promise: swallow the good bacteria, fix your gut. The truth is a little less magical, but a whole lot cheaper.

Almost everyone gets bloated. Here's why that too-full feeling happens and how to make it go away.

Almost every gut problem is either the kind that passes on its own or the kind that sticks around. Here's how to tell them apart, and when to get help.

Butterflies, nervous stomachaches, and the constant conversation between your gut and your brain.

Trillions of bacteria live in your gut right now. Here's who they are and why you'd miss them if they left.

A beginner's tour of your digestive system: what each part does, why it matters, and how it all connects to how you feel every day.