Thirty minutes have passed since you ate a bowl of ice cream, and now your stomach is cramping and gassy. You feel like you might have diarrhea. Does this sound like you? Or, you had milk, mashed ...

Pairing bananas with yogurt, milk or wheat-based foods may cause digestive discomfort, especially in people sensitive to FODMAPs, short-chain carbohydrates that can be hard to digest. Bananas can ...

We investigate the evidence for the potential health benefits of ginger supplements. Ginger comes from a flowering plant originating in Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, and it’s ...

A tractor making piles of compost. Firms are developing bacteria and enzymes that might one day be used to break down microplastics in compost. Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic polymers have been on the ...

Bile is critical for the digestion and absorption of fats in the human body. However, some individuals could experience a bile deficiency, which may lead to digestive problems such as bloating, gas, ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

This is a lesson which meets specification points within the WJEC GCSE ‘The Sciences’ Double Award (2026) spec, specifically from the Unit 1 - Basis of Life (Biology). The lesson starts with an ...

A fully resourced, plug-and-play Organisation Part 1: Digestion & Enzymes unit designed for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Biology (9–1) specification. Seven fully editable lessons plus practical, revision, ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor of ...

Digestive health covers the proper functioning of your digestive system, which breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste. Digestive issues like acid reflux, celiac disease, irritable ...

A multi-year investigation identified Aspergillus westerdijkiae as the culprit behind decaying cheese rinds and provided a way to stop this fungal menace. Miles away from the closest ocean, marine ...