Digestive Health

Your digestive system helps turn the food and drinks you consume into the nutrients you need. Sometimes there can be something off with your digestive system, leading to symptoms like nausea, diarrhea, or heartburn. Learn why your digestive health can sometimes make you feel unwell and what you can do about it.

Introduction to Gut Health

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Steps You Can Take For Improved Gut Health

Managing Common Digestive Issues

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What Can You Do To Relieve Gas?
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Natural Laxatives for When You Are Constipated
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Does Peppermint Help With Nausea?
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Bloated? Here Are 8 Ways You Can Reduce It
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6 Foods That Can Help Relieve Constipation

Explore Digestive Health

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4 Reasons Your Poop Looks Like Pellets
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What Causes Fecal Incontinence?
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Here's What Regurgitation Is—and Why You'd Experience It
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What Causes Red Poop?
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Why Are You Gassy?
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What Causes a Shart?
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7 Foods That Can Help You Poop
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What Causes Pale Poop (Acholic Stool)?
What causes stringy poop?
What Causes Stringy Poop?
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A Complete Guide to Your Large Intestine
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What Is a Parasite Cleanse, and Is It Right for You?
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Why Is Your Poop Fluffy?
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What Causes Protein Farts and How Can You Prevent Them?
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What Causes Poop With Foam?
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What Causes An Impacted Bowel?
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The 5 Best Probiotic Foods for Gut Health
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Peristalsis: How Food Moves Through Your Digestive System
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Your Microbiome Demystified
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Vomiting
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What Causes Abdominal Distension—and How Can You Treat It?
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What Causes Hard Poop—and How Do You Treat It?
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Natural Antacids for Heartburn and Indigestion
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What Is Gut Dysbiosis?
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What Is a Gut Health Test?
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What Does It Mean if You Have Oily Stool?
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How Often Do You Poop? New Research Shows Bowel Movement Frequency Linked to Overall Health
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What Causes Sulfur Burps—and How Can You Get Rid of Them?
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Adding This Ingredient to Your Yogurt Might Give Gut Health an Extra Boost
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What Are Hyperactive Bowel Sounds?
Health Benefits of Senna
Health Benefits of Senna
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What Are Period Poops—and How Can You Prevent Them?
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How To Identify and Treat Worms in Your Poop
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Is It Really That Bad to Eat After 8 PM? Here’s What to Know
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What Does It Mean if You Have Yellow Poop?
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Is It Bad to Drink Coffee on an Empty Stomach? Here's What Experts Want You to Know
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A Complete Guide to Your Abdomen
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A Complete Guide to the Rectum
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What You Need to Know About Your Small Intestine
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What Is the Gallbladder's Function?
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Here's How You Should Be Pooping
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What Is a Colon Cleanse (Colonic)—And Do You Need to Do One?
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What You Should Know About Your Stomach
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Why Your Poop Might Look Narrow
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Colon: Location, Function, and Associated Diseases
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Why Do You Have Diarrhea After Eating—And How Can You Prevent It?
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What You Need to Know About Your Esophagus
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5 Reasons Why Your Poop May Be Green
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Why You May Be Nauseous After Eating and How to Stop It
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How Long Food Poisoning Lasts—and What To Do About Symptoms
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Why There Might Be Bloody Mucus In Your Stool
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What Foods To Avoid if You're Constipated
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What You Should Know About Your Appendix
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What Does It Mean If You Have White Poop?
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How Do Bowel Movements Work — and What's Normal?
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What Is an Enema?
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Can Prebiotic Soda Really Benefit Gut Health? Dietitians Weight In
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Even Slight Changes In Your Sleep Schedule Could Affect Your Gut Health
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What Does pH Balance Mean in the Body?
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Why 'Healthy Coke' May Not Be So Healthy for Your Teeth or Gut
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How Long Can You Go Without Pooping?
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11 Reasons You Might Have an Itchy Butt—And How To Treat It
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What Do Red Spots in Your Poop (Hematochezia) Mean?
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Can Rubbing Your Fists Together Relieve Constipation?