Gastrointestinal Health

Low FODMAP Diet

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been receiving a lot of attention, especially from dietary specialists. One component of food which has been found to aggravate IBS symptoms turns out to be FODMAPs (which stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols).

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Celiac Disease Diagnosis

Celiac Disease Pathogenesis

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Celiac Disease Treatment

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Diabetic Gastroparesis

Diagnosis of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Does Wheat Cause Gut Inflammation?

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Drug Metabolism and Microbiome

Dysbiosis and Aging

Dysbiosis and the Microbiome

Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet on the Gut Microbiota

ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) Overview

Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Regulation

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Technique

Fermented Foods and Gut Health

FODMAP Research

FODMAPs and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Gastric Bypass Benefits

Gastric Bypass Complications

Gastric Bypass Criteria

Gastric Bypass Types

Gastric Carcinoma

Gastric Varices

Gastric Varices - Signs and Symptoms

Gastritis Causes

Gastritis Diagnosis

Gastritis Symptoms

Gastritis Treatments

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Symptoms

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Treatment

Gastrointestinal Disease and Skin Problems

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Causes

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Diagnosis

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Signs and Symptoms

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Treatment

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Pathogenesis

Gastroparesis and Diet

Gastroparesis Causes

Gastroparesis Diagnosis

Gastroparesis Epidemiology

Gastroparesis Symptoms

Gastroparesis Treatments

Gastroschisis Causes

Gastroschisis Prognosis

Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Gut-on-a-Chip to Model Coeliac Disease

High FODMAP Foods and Low FODMAP Food Alternatives

How to Recover Gut Health After Clostridium difficile Infection

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Pregnancy

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Diet

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Exercise

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Fibromyalgia

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Infections

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Psychiatric Illness

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Stress Response

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Comorbidities

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Differential Diagnosis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Epidemiology

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Food Triggers

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Prognosis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Psychological Therapies

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Research

Is Dermatitis Herpetiformis Caused by Herpes?

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Malrotation of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Mechanism of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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Microbiome and Cancer

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Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Probiotics and IBS

Risk Factors for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

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Self-Help for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)

Symptoms and Diagnosis of Intestinal Malrotation

Symptoms of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Treatment and Prognosis for Intestinal Malrotation

Treatment of Gastric Varices

Treatment of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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What is Gastroenteritis?

What is Gastroenterology?

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What is Gastroschisis?

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What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

What is Ulcerative Colitis?

What is Vaginal Microbiome?

Achievements of the Human Microbiome Project

Antibiotics and the Microbiome

Disease Susceptibility and the Microbiome

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Genetic Factors that Influence Bacterial Diversity in the Human Gut

Gut Microbiota

How Does the Diet Impact Microbiota?

Human Microbiome

Human Microbiome Project (HMP)

Microbiome and Disease

Microbiome-Host Cell Interactions

Oral Microbiota

Skin Microbiota

The Microbiome and Aging

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Study evaluated associations between gut microbiome (MB), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation (DNAme), and nutrition.

21 Aug 2023

Beneficial gut bacteria use mucus lining to stay in place, study finds

When it comes to gut health, it doesn't just matter who's invited to the party, but how they behave.

18 Aug 2023

Meta-analysis reports global prevalence of MAFLD of 38.8% in adults

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition that affects up to 30% of adults in the general population.

18 Aug 2023

Big data and machine learning can help combat antimicrobial resistance in livestock

A new study suggests that using big data and machine learning in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in livestock production methods could help inform interventions and offer protections against germs that are becoming resistant to antibiotics.

18 Aug 2023

Gut microbiome may play a role in DNA methylation during weight loss

"Should I be taking a probiotic?" is a question that Maggie Stanislawski, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Colorado Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), gets asked often.

18 Aug 2023

Can your screen time affect your bowel movements?

The causal relationship between leisure screen time and irritable bowel syndrome.

18 Aug 2023

Study shows how antibiotic resistance genes build up over a lifetime

Cooking food thoroughly and avoiding some types of vegetables and salad during a course of antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce antibiotic resistance, by preventing bacteria carrying resistance genes getting into the gut, according to a new study.

17 Aug 2023

New insights into the role of liver progenitor cells in liver cancer initiation

Primary liver cancers ranked as the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancers and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in 2020. Among all primary liver cancers, HCC is the most common cancer, accounting for more than 80% of cases with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10% in Western countries.

17 Aug 2023

Gut microbiome variation linked to race and ethnicity arises after 3 months of age

Gut microbiome variation associated with race and ethnicity arises after three months of age and persists through childhood, according to a new study published August 17th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Elizabeth K. Mallott of Washington University in St. Louis, US, Seth Bordenstein of Pennsylvania State University, US, and colleagues.

17 Aug 2023

Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors associated with increased risk of dementia

Researchers determine whether the current and cumulative use of prescription proton pump inhibitors increases the risk of incident dementia.

17 Aug 2023

High aerobic fitness at age 18 linked to lower risk of several types of cancer

Men who have higher aerobic fitness at age 18 have a lower risk of several forms of cancer later in life, especially cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg.

16 Aug 2023

The gut microbiome of critically ill individuals and its modification by immunonutrition and probiotics

Gut dysbiosis among critically ill individuals

16 Aug 2023

Research identifies genetic correlations between patients with irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disorders

The discovery of the researchers at the University of Bergen and University of Oslo shed new light on the connection between the brain and our gut.

15 Aug 2023

The impact of oat consumption on the gut microbiota

The relationship between the gut microbiome and oat consumption.

15 Aug 2023

Can nutritional interventions positively impact psoriasis severity?

Improvement in psoriasis (Ps) through nutritional strategies.

15 Aug 2023

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained at very low levels for nearly 2 years.

11 Aug 2023

Gut microbiota could affect the responsiveness and efficacy of cancer treatment

A vast number of microbes colonizes the human body to form an ecological community known as the microbiota. Microbiota are made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea.

11 Aug 2023

How does sun exposure affect skin microbiota composition and diversity?

Researchers recruited healthy volunteers to study how ultraviolet radiation exposure impacted their skin microbiota composition, diversity, and overall skin health.

10 Aug 2023

Is there an association between dairy intake and markers of gastrointestinal inflammation?

Researchers determined the links between dairy consumption and gastrointestinal (GI) inflammatory markers.

10 Aug 2023

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published in the August 9, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Feature Articles

Causes of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Celiac Disease Diagnosis

Celiac Disease Pathogenesis

Celiac Disease Screening

Celiac Disease Symptoms

Celiac Disease Treatment

Conjunctiva microbiota

Crohn's Disease Cause

After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Celiac Disease

Diabetic Gastroparesis

Diagnosis of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Does Wheat Cause Gut Inflammation?

Do Serotonin and Antidepressants Affect the Microbiome?

Drug Metabolism and Microbiome

Dysbiosis and Aging

Dysbiosis and the Microbiome

Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet on the Gut Microbiota

ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) Overview

Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Regulation

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Technique

Fermented Foods and Gut Health

FODMAP Research

FODMAPs and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Gastric Bypass Benefits

Gastric Bypass Complications

Gastric Bypass Criteria

Gastric Bypass Types

Gastric Carcinoma

Gastric Varices

Gastric Varices - Signs and Symptoms

Gastritis Causes

Gastritis Diagnosis

Gastritis Symptoms

Gastritis Treatments

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Symptoms

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Treatment

Gastrointestinal Disease and Skin Problems

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Causes

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Diagnosis

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Signs and Symptoms

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Treatment

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Pathogenesis

Gastroparesis and Diet

Gastroparesis Causes

Gastroparesis Diagnosis

Gastroparesis Epidemiology

Gastroparesis Symptoms

Gastroparesis Treatments

Gastroschisis Causes

Gastroschisis Prognosis

Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Gut-on-a-Chip to Model Coeliac Disease

High FODMAP Foods and Low FODMAP Food Alternatives

How to Recover Gut Health After Clostridium difficile Infection

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Pregnancy

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Diet

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Exercise

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Fibromyalgia

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Infections

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Psychiatric Illness

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Stress Response

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Comorbidities

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Differential Diagnosis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Epidemiology

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Food Triggers

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Prognosis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Psychological Therapies

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Research

Is Dermatitis Herpetiformis Caused by Herpes?

Is There a Link Between Migraine and the Gut Microbiome?

Malrotation of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Mechanism of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)