Probiotics are marketed as the cure to digestive troubles, but that might not always be the case.

Home gut health tests can give inaccurate and misleading results and require greater regulation to ensure they are safe and ...

Select probiotic strains reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea; however, the benefits are modest and cannot be generalized across products.

A new study demonstrates that computer models of gut metabolism can predict which probiotics will successfully establish ...

Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones and track how some illnesses progress by measuring how gut bacteria interact with one another. According to a study ...

Qin Rao, MD, is a board-certified physician based in New York City. He currently works as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Manhattan Gastroenterology. Probiotics may help relieve constipation ...

Research has shown spores of Clostridioides difficile, commonly known as C. diff, are completely unaffected despite being treated with high concentrations of bleach used in many hospitals. The study's ...

Fermented foods vary widely in the number of different types of probiotic bacteria they contain, as well as the total number of microorganisms. Kefir is fermented milk that contains several probiotic ...

Jillian Kubala, MS, is a registered dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. Jillian uses a unique and personalized approach to help her clients achieve optimal wellness through nutrition and lifestyle ...