Digestive Health

By Sharon Perkins
Lemon Drops, (Close-up)
How to Drain Salivary Glands With Sour Candy
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By Sarka-Jonae Miller
Expert Reviewed
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What Happens if You Swallow a Cherry Pit or Seed?
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By Shamala Pulugurtha
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Butterfish and Digestion
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By Emily Monaco
Expert Reviewed
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The Do’s and Don’ts About Eating After a Laxative
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By Barb Nefer
Rice
What Does Rice Do for the Digestive System?
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By Elizabeth Millard
Expert Reviewed
Chicken bone broth in a blue vintage plate
Norovirus Flattened You? Bounce Back With This Diet
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By Gord Kerr and Kaitlin Ahern and Kirsten Nunez, M.S. and Jennifer Logan
Expert Reviewed
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3 Reasons Tomatoes Might Cause Diarrhea or Other Digestive Symptoms
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By Melodie Anne
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Does Pineapple Improve Digestion?
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By Monica J. Smith
Expert Reviewed
Apple-flavored gelatin dessert
What to Do About a Small Bowel Obstruction
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By Solomon Branch
Ball of dough
Can a Gluten Sensitivity Cause Nausea and Vomiting?
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By Wyatt Myers
Expert Reviewed
Bunch of red grapes
Grapes and Digestion: What You Need to Know
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By Tehrene Firman
Expert Reviewed
Grilled chicken breasts with spices
Worth the Burn? Why Experts Say Hot Peppers Should Be a Diet Staple
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By Maya Dusenbery
Expert Reviewed
Fresh organic beetroot can cause dark stool
3 Foods That Can Turn Your Bowel Movements Dark
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By Marygrace Taylor
Expert Reviewed
Bowl of walnut halves
5 Reasons Walnuts Might Upset Your Stomach and How to Fix It
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By Jody Braverman
Expert Reviewed
a bowl of Steamed Corn topped with butter and herbs
Trouble Digesting Corn? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Lacey Muinos
Expert Reviewed
Homemade sauerkraut with cumin in a glass jar
A List of the Easiest Vegetables and Fruits to Digest
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By Chidambaram Sunder Valliappan
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After Running I Experienced Stomach Cramps and Blood in Stools
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By Sarka-Jonae Miller
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The Time to Digest Food for Fuel
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By Sydney Stein
Expert Reviewed
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The Normal Time for Food Digestion
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By Amanda Gardner
Expert Reviewed
Toasted white bread
How Does Your Body Digest White Bread?
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By Jill Corleone
Expert Reviewed
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Get Rid of Excess Bile in the Stomach With Foods That Absorb It
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By Sirah Dubois
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Does Pureeing Food Make It More Digestible?
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By Elizabeth Millard
Expert Reviewed
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Can Spicy Food Actually Hurt Your Stomach?
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By Jan Annigan
Gourmet fruit dessert
What Nutrients Can Be Absorbed Without Being Digested First?
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By Sanjana Gupta
Expert Reviewed
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Is There Anything That Helps Digest Lettuce?
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By Amanda Gardner
Expert Reviewed
Eating fruit
6 Ways Pears Can Affect Your Digestion
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By Christine Mugnolo
Expert Reviewed
Top view of a plate of dark red cherries, a food that can cause gas, with a striped napkin on a white wooden table
Why Cherries Can Cause Gas and Bloating, and How to Avoid It
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By Tina M. St. John
Peanuts splashed
Does Your Body Digest Peanuts?
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By Mikel Theobald
Expert Reviewed
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Feel Sick After Eating Beef? This Might Be Why
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By Joel Le Blanc
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Black Pepper & Digestion
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By Angela Ogunjimi
Expressive baby
Normal Bowel Sounds in Children
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By Jan Annigan
Fresh salad in a bowl
Describe the Digestion Process for Lettuce
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By Michelle Fisk
Broccoli
Broccoli & Constipation
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By Sara Ipatenco
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How to Avoid Swallowing Air While Eating
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By Sara Lindberg
Expert Reviewed
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Questions About Digestion? Here’s How Long Food Takes To Digest
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By Erica Roth
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When to Worry About a Child's Bowel Movements?
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By Matthew Busse
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Gastroparesis and Weight Gain
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By Jennifer Andrews
Young woman eating a sandwich
Poor Digestion & Weight Gain
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By Roger Thorne
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Diseases That Cause Foods Not to Be Digested
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By Monica J. Smith
Expert Reviewed
a small white bowl of cashews with one out of the bowl on dark wooden background
Are Cashews Good for Your Gut Health?
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By Marygrace Taylor
Expert Reviewed
close view of a person wearing a light blue sweater with their hand on their chest because their chest feels full after eating
7 Causes of Pressure in the Chest After Eating and How to Fix It
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By Michelle Fisk
Peeling a banana
Does Eating Bananas Help With Gas and Bloating?
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By Sarah Garone, NDTR
Expert Reviewed
Small piles of colorful dried beans
How Starch Makes Its Way Through Your Body
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By Elizabeth Kuster
Expert Reviewed
A glass shaker with a silver metal cap full of iodized salt, which can help with iodine consumption, on a light green background
Digestion and Absorption of Iodine and Iodide: Know the Facts
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By Monica J. Smith
Expert Reviewed
Glass cup of hot green tea near window on rainy day
Bloated After Drinking Tea? Don’t Blame the Tea
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By Mikel Theobald
Expert Reviewed
small red chili pepper on a black board
Capsaicin, the Heat in Peppers, Can Aid Digestion and Gut Health
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By SaVanna Shoemaker
Expert Reviewed
Friends eating at a restaurant
The 6 Stages of Digestion, and How Enzymes Break Down Food
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By William Payton
Expert Reviewed
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Can Too Much Garlic Upset Your Stomach?
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By Marygrace Taylor
Expert Reviewed
a close up of a person holding a handful of peanuts experiencing digestive issues
4 Reasons Peanuts Can Cause Digestive Problems
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By Tammy Dray
quinoa with shrimp and parsley
The Worst Grains to Digest
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By Aglaee Jacob
Fresh baked bread and wheat on wooden background
Digestive Enzymes for Casein & Gluten
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By Jennifer Kelly Geddes
Fact Checked
Apple vinegar in a glass container surrounded by apples on a beige background
Can Apple Cider Vinegar Relieve Constipation?
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By Katherine Malone
Expert Reviewed
Southern Fried Chicken
Intolerance of Fried Fatty Foods
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By Jennifer Kelly Geddes
Expert Reviewed
Slices of rye bread with cottage cheese and cucumbers, which can cause gas
Here's Why Cucumbers Might Upset Your Stomach
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By Kristen Fischer
Expert Reviewed
Woman measuring herself on a scale put weight
Lactose Intolerance and Weight Gain: Are They Linked?
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By Stephen Christensen
cookie
Does Fat Slow Digestion?
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By Kirstin Hendrickson
Pork chop with salad close up
What Pork Does to the Digestive System
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By Sydney Stein
Expert Reviewed
Asian woman eating soup noodles joyfully in restaurant
How Long Does it Take for Nutrients to Be Absorbed?
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By Tiffany Curtis
Expert Reviewed
Fresh strawberry in a clay plate on wooden table
4 Ways Strawberries Can Affect Your Bowels
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By Diane Marks
Pina Colada and Pineapple cropped
Alcohol Consumption & Lactose Intolerance
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By Vita Ruvolo-Wilkes
Woman Swimming in Pool
The Acid/Base Balance in the Digestive System
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By William Payton
Expert Reviewed
person with gas and diarrhea after changing diets sitting on toilet holding head in heads
Eating New Foods Lately? Why Changing Your Diet Can Cause Gas and Diarrhea
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By Allison Forsyth
Expert Reviewed
a close-up of a person's hand grabbing a handful of popcorn from a green bowl on their coffee table
Is Popcorn Easy or Hard to Digest?
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By Peter Mitchell
Man eating burger
Can My Stomach Digest Food Within Hours?
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By Kathleen Ferraro
Expert Reviewed
A bowl of beef bone broth on a table
11 Easy-to-Digest Foods, and What to Avoid
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By Rachel Morgan
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Migraine & Lactose Intolerance
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By Marygrace Taylor
Expert Reviewed
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5 Reasons Peas Are Hard to Digest for Some People
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By Andra Picincu
Expert Reviewed
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If You're Lactose Intolerant, Is Chocolate Off-Limits?
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By Stephanie Chandler
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What Is the Difference Between Bile Salts & Digestive Enzymes?
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By Melodie Anne
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Lactose Intolerance & Coffee
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By Angalar Chi
close-up of a teenagers hand stealing a French fry from someone else's plate
How Does a Poor Diet Affect Your Digestive System?
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By Serena Gordon
Expert Reviewed
Woman in blue jeans stands with back and holds roll of toilet paper in her hand in front of toilet close-up
Is Pale Stool Cause for Concern?
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