Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms affect a significant number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are technically in remission. A 2023 review from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center provides a critical framework for clinicians, arguing that automatically diagnosing these symptoms as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can lead to prolonged suffering and ineffective treatments. Key Takeaways IBS-like symptoms…
Gut Microbiome Immune System Modulation: What the Newest Research Shows Your gut bacteria follow a daily schedule — and when that schedule collapses, so…
A 2026 narrative review from Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology details a critical, yet often overlooked, factor in cancer treatment success: the patient’s gut microbiome. The paper, authored by Marjanović and colleagues, synthesizes evidence showing how gut bacteria can make or break the effectiveness of a specific, powerful class of cancer drugs used for…
Adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome face more than twice the risk of suicidality one year later, according to a study of over 92,000 Chinese teena…
Gut Dysbiosis After Antibiotics: What Radiation Research Reveals About Recovery Antibiotics do more than kill infection-causing bacteria — they can stri…
A combination of whey protein supplementation and resistance training may influence the gut–brain axis by changing the microbiome and its metabolic output, according to a new research synthesis. The review, authored by Hao Li, Jiaxin Zheng, and Guanqun Zhang, examines how this popular fitness duo could affect gastrointestinal function and cognitive health through microbiota-mediated pathways,…
One Drug, Many Questions: New Review Maps What Actually Works for Children With IBS-C Only one medication — linaclotide — holds FDA approval for irritab…
Constipation as a Migraine Warning Sign: A Gut-Brain Clue Hidden in Sleep Data When researchers at India’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro…
IBD or IBS? New Research Shows Why the Right Diagnosis Matters More Than You Think When patients with abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits receive …
Rifaximin for SIBO: Large Real-World Study Finds No Added C
Introduction A probiotic strain widely hoped to blunt psychological stress failed to outperform placebo in one of the largest gut-brain trials to date
Kimchi, Kefir, and Your Gut: What Fermented Foods Actually Do Regular consumption of fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, and kefir is linked to 8–15% r…
