The gallbladder acts as a storage sac for bile, a digestive fluid made by the liver. When a person eats, especially fatty ...

You know you need fiber—but gastro MDs and nutritionists listed a few more gut-health best practices we're adopting ...

When it comes to digestion, several myths have proliferated over the years. One says the body can't digest chewing gum, another that beans cause more gas and bloating than other foods, and perhaps the ...

New research reveals that a vitamin found in common foods may influence how often people go to the bathroom, according to a ...

Digesting spicy, dairy, and processed foods may be more difficult with age. Eating fiber-rich whole foods, exercising, sleeping better, and lowering stress can help. As people age, their digestive ...

When people eat foods they love, sometimes those treats don’t love them back, causing digestive discomfort that has them reaching for a remedy. At times, that’s in the form of digestive enzyme ...

Digestion begins the moment food enters our mouth. Digestion begins the moment food enters our mouth. Our teeth chew and break down the food into smaller pieces while saliva starts to digest ...

Consuming dandelion tea before or after meals can help with gut health and digestion. You may want to use it as a no-caffeine morning coffee substitute.

Does drinking water after meals really slow digestion? Dr Manan Vora says the belief is largely a myth. He explains that moderate hydration does not dilute stomach acids and may actually support ...

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that drinking hot water is important for digestion, a practice newly discovered on social media. Should you try it?