Articles & Guides

Clear, research-informed reads on how your gut works and how to take better care of it.

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September 4, 2026
Why Can't I Poop When I Travel?

It happens to a lot of travelers, it has been measured, and the usual explanation is dehydration.

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September 2, 2026
Is Fiber-Maxxing Actually Good for You?

Almost no teenager eats enough fiber, and TikTok wants you to fix that by tonight.

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August 31, 2026
Why Am I Always Constipated?

You can have a bowel movement every single day and still meet the medical definition of constipation.

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August 28, 2026
Are Energy Drinks Bad for Your Stomach?

Plenty of people get stomach trouble from energy drinks, and the explanations for why don't agree with each other.

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August 26, 2026
What Ozempic Actually Does to Your Stomach

These drugs work by changing what your stomach does, and the trial that tested one of them in teenagers wrote down what that felt like.

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August 24, 2026
Is Berberine Really Nature's Ozempic?

Berberine gets called nature's Ozempic on TikTok, and the comparison starts in your gut.

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August 19, 2026
Detoxes and Cleanses: What Actually Happens?

One of Google's suggestions for "do detox teas" is "what toxins does detox tea remove." A group of young scientists asked the companies.

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August 17, 2026
Is Eating Late at Night Bad for Digestion?

Your stomach doesn't work the same at 10 p.m. as it does at 8 a.m., and researchers have fed people late dinners to find out what that does.

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August 14, 2026
Do Ulcers Come From Stress?

In 1984, a doctor drank a beaker of bacteria to prove a point about ulcers.

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August 12, 2026
Why Does My Stomach Hurt When I Run?

Cleveland Clinic calls a side stitch "a painful spasm of your diaphragm." Researchers have caught people in the middle of one and checked.

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August 10, 2026
Do Supplements Actually Kill H. pylori?

Mastic gum, probiotics, and broccoli sprouts all get sold as a way to clear H. pylori, and each of them has been put in a trial against the bacteria.

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August 7, 2026
How Much Fermented Food Do You Actually Need?

One Stanford study is behind every post telling you to eat more kimchi, and only 18 people in it ate the fermented food.

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