Many experts agree that peppermint tea is an excellent drink of choice to support gut health. Research shows that peppermint ...

A healthy digestive tract is the key to good health. The digestive process is complex and the digestive tract is designed to ...

Drinking green tea may make you poop due to its caffeine content, and by increasing hydration and decreasing stress. Learn ...

A new study published in the journal Gut found a link between vitamin B1 and good gut motility, aka the movement of food ...

Dr. Tracy Proverb-Sign explains how a multidisciplinary team helps patients with GI cancers manage digestion, absorb ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing inflammation and infections. Among these molecules are lectins—proteins that ...

Although chewing gum helps people refresh their breath or stay alert, what are the consequences of swallowing gum? Chewing gum was formerly made from tree resin, but it is now made from a synthetic ...

Canadian researchers say a blood test measuring immune response to gut bacteria could help predict Crohn’s disease years before diagnosis.

For more than a century, oral insulin has been considered a "dream" therapy for diabetes, hindered by enzymatic degradation ...

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection that usually occurs when Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Tuberculosis is a bacterial ...