How common is bloating? What the biggest surveys found
Nearly 1 in 7 Americans had bloating in the past week. Here's what large US and global surveys found about who gets it and...
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Straight answers about bloating, digestion and the gut after 40.
How much fiber do you need after 40? Your questions answered
The target for women is about 25 grams of fiber a day, and most of us fall well short. Straight answers on how much...
Digestive enzyme supplements: straight answers to common questions
What digestive enzymes do, whether your body makes fewer with age, what the trials on enzyme blends found, and how to use them sensibly.
IBS explained: how it's diagnosed and what actually helps
IBS isn't a diagnosis of last resort. Here's how doctors diagnose it, which tests make sense and which treatments have the strongest evidence.
How to read a probiotic strain name, step by step
Genus, species, strain code: a probiotic name has three parts, and the last one matters most. Here's how to decode it and why two...
Stress and digestion: straight answers to common questions
Stress can physically change how your gut works, and that doesn't mean your symptoms are imaginary. Here's what studies have actually measured.
RDA, Daily Value and upper limit: what the numbers really mean
RDA, Adequate Intake, Daily Value and upper limit sound alike but mean different things. Here's how to use each one when you read a...
Period bloating in your 40s: your questions answered
Why bloating peaks around your period, why it can feel different in your forties, and how to tell cycle bloating from something that needs...
Low-FODMAP swaps for common bloating triggers
Five simple food trades, from onion to oats to milk, that let you test common bloating triggers without starting a full elimination diet.
Water and digestion: 5 hydration myths, checked
Eight glasses a day, coffee that dehydrates, water that fixes constipation. We checked five common hydration beliefs against the studies.
Why am I flat in the morning and bloated by the afternoon?
Waist size naturally rises through the day and resets overnight. Here's what studies show about why, and when the pattern deserves a closer look.
Soluble vs. insoluble fiber: what the difference means for bloating
Soluble and insoluble fiber behave very differently in a gut that bloats easily. Here's what the labels mean, what they leave out, and what...