Gastroenterologist Emeran Mayer explains how your microbiome shapes your immune response and why you should take care of it.
Listen to find out when your digestive distress might signal a serious problem and when you could manage it at home with simple remedies.
Many readers report benefit from coconut macaroon cookies for Crohn's disease. Including these grain-free cookies in the diet may reduce inflammation.
An intriguing study reveals that what you feed your microbiota influences the variety of microbes in your intestines. The relationships are unique to you.
Is there such a thing as leaky gut syndrome or intestinal permeability? How would you know if you were dealing with this condition? Find out about testing.
A long-running study suggests that people who eat fish and shellfish regularly are less prone to chronic disease as they age.
Could coconut macaroon cookies save a child's life? One grandfather hoped so. He said macaroon cookies might cure a child's diarrhea from Crohn's disease.
Israeli researchers studying mice have found that endocannabinoids produced in the body can help ease intestinal inflammation. They wonder: could cannabis help people with inflammatory bowel disease?
The sugar substitute sucralose may alter the balance of intestinal bacteria in ways that promote inflammation. It might also promote metabolic syndrome.
Humira has the most sales (in dollars) in the world. It's a billion dollar baby. How good is it for auto-immune disorders? What about Humira Side Effects?
A poop transplant that alters the disturbed microbiota of a diseased digestive tract can provide surprising relief from diarrhea, pain and other symptoms.
Scientists have found novel viruses associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Scientific evidence supports sipping peppermint tea or taking enteric-coated peppermint oil to ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.