Parasite Cleanse Trend: Do You Need One and What’s Actually Safe?
The idea of a “parasite cleanse” is appealing because it offers a simple explanation for frustrating symptoms and a clear action plan: take a...
PCOS and Gut Health: IBS Overlap, Bloating, and Microbiome-Friendly Diet Tips
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is often discussed through the lens of hormones, cycles, fertility, and insulin resistance. Yet many people living with PCOS describe...
Pectin for Diarrhea: Apple Pectin, Dosing, and When It Helps
Diarrhea can feel deceptively simple—until it disrupts sleep, work, travel, and hydration in a single day. In that uncomfortable gap between “wait it out”...
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Constipation: Signs and Treatment
Constipation is often blamed on fiber, water, or “slow digestion.” But for many people, the bigger problem is not what happens in the colon—it...
Peppermint Oil Capsules for IBS: Benefits, Best Forms, and Reflux Risks
Peppermint oil capsules sit in a useful middle ground for irritable bowel syndrome: more targeted than a general “digestive tea,” but often gentler than...
Perimenopause and Bloating: Gut Motility Changes, Red Flags, and What Actually Helps
If bloating has started to feel like a new “normal” in your 40s, you are not imagining it—and you are not alone. Perimenopause is...
Personalized Microbiome Diets and AI: How Far Testing Can Really Guide Your Food Choices
Microbiome testing has moved from research labs into everyday life, promising a more personal path to better digestion, steadier energy, and fewer “mystery” symptoms...
PHGG Fiber (Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum): A Gentle Prebiotic for IBS and Constipation
If you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or chronic constipation, “more fiber” can sound like advice you have already tried—sometimes with uncomfortable results. PHGG...
Pickles and Gut Health: Fermented vs Vinegar Pickles and What Counts as Probiotic
Pickles look simple—cucumbers, brine, crunch—but their gut-health story depends on how they were made. Some pickles are “acidified” with vinegar and heat-processed for shelf...
Pill Esophagitis: When Medications Burn Your Throat and How to Prevent It
Swallowing a pill is supposed to be routine. But when a tablet or capsule lingers in the esophagus—the muscular “food tube” connecting your mouth...
Pooping After Every Meal: Gastrocolic Reflex or Something Else?
Needing to poop shortly after eating can feel alarming, but it is often the visible edge of a normal body process: the gastrocolic reflex,...
Postbiotics Explained: What They Are and Why They’re Trending
The microbiome conversation has matured. Instead of asking only which “good bacteria” to add, many people now ask a more practical question: What beneficial...
Post-Gallbladder Diarrhea: Why It Happens and What Helps
Diarrhea after gallbladder removal can be frustrating, especially when you expected surgery to solve a digestive problem—not create a new one. For many people,...
Post-Infectious IBS: Symptoms After Food Poisoning and How Long It Lasts
Food poisoning can feel like a short, intense storm: a day or two of cramps, diarrhea, and fatigue, followed by the relief of “getting...
PPI Side Effects: What to Know About Long-Term Acid Suppression
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can be remarkably effective. For people with frequent reflux, healing erosive esophagitis, or ulcer disease, they often bring relief when...
Prebiotic Soda and Gut Health: Does It Help or Cause Bloating?
Prebiotic soda sits at the crossroads of two trends: “better-for-you” soft drinks and everyday gut care. Instead of relying only on sugar and flavor,...