Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...

I was diagnosed with IBS and feel like that basically means no one knows what’s going on. I’ve seen people recommend things like abdominal massages online. Would that help? The biggest misconception I ...

A large, long-term study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators suggests that some medications commonly prescribed to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)—including ...

A small, industry-funded trial found that eating 60 grams of unsalted peanuts daily for 16 weeks improved insulin responsiveness in memory-related brain regions, but not memory or dementia outcomes.

The Mediterranean diet was both noninferior and superior to traditional dietary advice in reducing symptom severity among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in a randomized clinical trial ...

My gut often tells me that I’m traversing a stressful patch before my brain catches up: A few late nights of work or a rough conversation with a friend, and like clockwork my intestines are turning ...

Digestive disorders can affect us all from time to time. Symptoms such as bloating and pain, often accompanied with some change in bowel habits, can be a feature of dietary changes, infection and ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions today. It affects some 10% to 15% of people in the U.S., per the American College of Gastroenterology. A chronic ...

About 10 to 15 percent of adults in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, a condition that causes abdominal pain, gas, diarrhea, and constipation. It’s typically diagnosed in early adulthood, but ...

Stomach pain or tummy troubles are among the most common ailments that affect children and adults alike. Feelings of bloating, cramping, constipation or nausea often occur because of something someone ...