Beans contain nutrients that help to regulate your digestive system and improve your gut health. There are various ways to add beans to your diet.

For decades, colon cancer was largely seen as a disease of older adults. Doctors usually began screening after the age of 50. That assumption is slowly changing. Hospitals across the world are ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Drinking water is vital to overall health, and staying adequately hydrated can help ensure your body functions well. But if you’re drinking water for specific ...

Most people dismiss stomach troubles as minor problems. A little bloating after a meal, occasional acidity, or a day of constipation rarely feels alarming. The common response is to ignore it, drink a ...

Compared to other breads, sourdough is easier to digest, has less of an impact on blood sugar, and is potentially more ...

He suggests drinking 16 ounces of water before anything else in order to rehydrate the GI tract and trigger the gastrocolic reflex, a.k.a. your body’s natural signal to let you know it’s time to go ...

Or maybe it’s making you feel low. You’re not sure anymore. At a certain point, most of us reach a quiet turning point — not a grand health kick, exactly, just a gentle desire to feel like ourselves ...

Small food protein signals teach immune cells to accept food. The finding helps explain how the body prevents food allergies.

A large body of research suggests that lentils are full of nutrients. They are rich in dietary fiber – about 15 to 16 grams per cooked cup – "which promotes fullness and supports digestive health," ...

Having to poop midrun happens more often than you might think (or hope). In fact, this experience is so common that there’s a term for it: runner’s diarrhea, a.k.a. runner’s trots. If you’ve had loose ...

Florian Schattenmann, Cargill’s chief technology officer, explains how a technology that's been around for decades could help ...

Here's how drinking water with food affects fullness, digestion, and more.