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 ...

Hot flashes, brain fog, sleep problems – while these are hallmark symptoms of the transition into menopause, women also often encounter another problem during this life stage: digestive disruption.

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 study tied modest frailty gains in a prehab program to lower waitlist death risk in liver transplant candidates. Here is what caregivers can ask the care team. Fake Curses Fouch and Twizpipe Got ...

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 (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global population. Researchers have now discovered that opioid delta-receptor agonists may ...

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 ...

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 ...