Did you know that up to 60% of people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) also experience anxiety, stress, or depression?

There are billions of microbes that live in your stomach and play a vital role in your overall health. This microbial community is known...

Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut, affecting everything from immunological response to digestion. Recent studies, however,...

What is Crohn’s Disease?   Crohn's disease is a chronic type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes swelling and irritation of...

Making New Year's resolutions is popular after the holidays, but there's one resolution that's especially popular: becoming healthier....

Introduction Around 5-8% of the global population suffers from autoimmune disease. A wide array of symptoms can debilitate millions for...

Is your Bowel Happy? Have you ever thought of it? I know, it feels easily "uncomfortable" referring to their own bowel during daily...

The stomach is one of the most vital organs in the human body, playing a central role in digestion and overall health. This hollow,...

Did you know that 304 million people worldwide are living with Hepatitis B and C? But what makes Hepatitis B different from Hepatitis C...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent yet misunderstood disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract, which contains the...

The human body is host to an astonishing ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms, collectively known as the microbiota. These...

If you’ve ever heard of Fatty Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Non-Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Non-Alcoholic...

Introduction A microbiome refers to all the genomes present within the microorganisms within a specific environment. A microbiota refers...

The answer is YES! Any person who has received anesthesia for an endoscopic procedure, like a colonoscopy, gastroscopy or a bronchoscopy,...

Image by freepik You just ate a large fatty meal and suddenly have a sharp pain in your upper right abdomen!  It takes your breath away! ...

About 34 million adult Americans take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression, anxiety, and other mental health...

Stephanie Ray, RN, BSN What is Pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is inflammation in your pancreas. It's usually temporary (acute) but can also...

Written by Zorida Castro, BSN, RN Image depicting the size of post-operative dressed wounds for laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( 1 ). This...

C diff: What is it? C-diff is otherwise formally known as Clostridium difficile and is more recently being called Clostridioides...

Human health is significantly impacted by the gut microbiome, a diverse population of bacteria that live in the digestive tract. Its...