gut health

Lactose Intolerance: Why It Isn't a Disease, and How Much Your Body Can Actually Handle
1 October 2026
MIT

Lactose Intolerance: Why It Isn't a Disease, and How Much Your Body Can Actually Handle

Not a disease and not an allergy, but a threshold with a number: how much lactose your body handles, and how it differs...

Diverticular Disease: Why Nuts Are No Longer Forbidden, and the Advice That Quietly Got Reversed
19 September 2026
MIT

Diverticular Disease: Why Nuts Are No Longer Forbidden, and the Advice That Quietly Got Reversed

Small pouches in the colon wall don't mean you are ill. Two famous pieces of diverticulitis advice were reversed — and o...

Chronic Diarrhea: Why a Normal Colonoscopy Isn't Enough, and the Cause That Gets Missed Most
14 September 2026
MIT

Chronic Diarrhea: Why a Normal Colonoscopy Isn't Enough, and the Cause That Gets Missed Most

A normal colonoscopy doesn't always rule out disease. Microscopic colitis, bile acid diarrhea and everyday medicines tha...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Why Symptoms Going Quiet Isn't Enough, and What "Remission" Actually Means
9 September 2026
MIT

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Why Symptoms Going Quiet Isn't Enough, and What "Remission" Actually Means

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not "severe IBS". Here is the real difference, what a faecal calprotectin tes...

Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures: Why You Shouldn't Assume the Bleeding Is 'Just Hemorrhoids', and What Actually Tells Them Apart
4 September 2026
MIT

Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures: Why You Shouldn't Assume the Bleeding Is 'Just Hemorrhoids', and What Actually Tells Them Apart

Why you should never assume rectal bleeding is just hemorrhoids — the difference from an anal fissure, the red flags, an...

H. pylori and Stomach Ulcers: Why Diet Isn't the Cure, and What Actually Works
15 August 2026
MIT

H. pylori and Stomach Ulcers: Why Diet Isn't the Cure, and What Actually Works

Stomach ulcers are not caused by stress or spicy food. An evidence-based guide to H. pylori: symptoms, the right test an...

Bloating and Gas: Why Your Belly Swells After Eating and What Actually Helps
5 August 2026
MIT

Bloating and Gas: Why Your Belly Swells After Eating and What Actually Helps

Why does your belly swell after eating? A complete guide to bloating and gas: swallowed air, constipation, lactose, FODM...

Gut Health: How to Feed Your Beneficial Gut Bacteria
26 July 2026
MIT

Gut Health: How to Feed Your Beneficial Gut Bacteria

How to feed your beneficial gut bacteria with fiber, prebiotics, and fermented foods — and why refined sugar lowers your...