When it comes to digestion, several myths have proliferated over the years. One says the body can't digest chewing gum, another that beans cause more gas and bloating than other foods, and perhaps the ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage sac for bile, a digestive fluid made by the liver. When a person eats, especially fatty ...

The fortunate news is that improving how your body handles food doesn’t have to be extreme. Measured progress often comes down to small, repeatable habits rather than dramatic detoxes. We asked ...

You know you need fiber—but gastro MDs and nutritionists listed a few more gut-health best practices we're adopting ...

New research reveals that a vitamin found in common foods may influence how often people go to the bathroom, according to a ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...