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Learn how to care for your gut, whether you experience diarrhea, gas, have a specific digestive health condition like IBS, or want a healthier microbiome.
Your Digestive System and How it Works
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Your Gut’s Effect on Your Mind
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Overview and More
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TMAO and Gut Bacteria's Role in Heart Health
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD
What Causes Hard, Small, and Pellet-Like Stool
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What Does It Mean If Your Poop Is Green?
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Dysentery: Overview and More
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Causes of Loose Stool and How to Fix Them
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Unexplained Weight Loss: Definition, Causes, and Diagnosis
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What's in Your Stomach's Gastric Juice?
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Black Stool From Serious Nosebleeds
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Taking Ginger for Nausea Relief
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People Who Eat Dirt or Have Pica
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How to Use an Enema for Clearing the Bowel
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Risks of Colon Cleanses and Laxatives
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Organs That Make up the Digestive System
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What Is the Jejunum and What Is Its Function?
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Appendix Pain: Causes, Treatment, and When to See a Doctor
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E. Coli: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Possible Causes of Bloody Stool
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How to Keep Your Gut Flora Balanced
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The Narrowing of Lumen in the Intestines
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Learn the Symptoms of Chronic Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Everything You Need to Know About Appendicitis
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Is There Something Wrong With Your Bowels?
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An Overview of Gastroparesis
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Gastritis: Overview and More
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Diseases That Can Affect the Esophagus
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Overview of the Anal Sphincter
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The Effects of Medications on the Stomach
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What It Means When Your Poop Floats
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Natural Remedies for Lactose Intolerance
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How Does Peristalsis Help Your Body Digest Food?
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Causes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Esophagus
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Natural Remedies to Soothe Indigestion
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Symptoms of Common Stomach and Digestive Problems
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Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis
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Causes of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
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Puréed Diet: Benefits and How It Works
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Full Liquid Diet: Benefits and How It Works
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Clear Liquid Diet: Benefits and How It Works
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Stomach Pain: Causes, Treatment, and When to See a Doctor
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Why You Might See Blood in Your Stool
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How to Choose the Right Probiotic for You
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Understanding Functional Diarrhea
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Keep a Food Diary to Identify Food Triggers
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How Your Gut Flora Impacts Health
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