Digestive Health

Digestive Issues: A Guide to Gut Health and Medications

As the engine that turns our food into the fuel we need—and gets rid of what we don’t—our digestive tract is critical to sustaining life.…

Jan 13, 2025

How Semaglutide Affects Your Digestive System

Semaglutide, a drug marketed under the brand names Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist primarily used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.…

Jan 13, 2025

How Tirzepatide Affects Your Digestive System

Tirzepatide, known by the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound, is an injectable drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 2…

Feb 12, 2025

IBS Is Manageable, Doctors Say

When personal trainer and nutrition coach Erik was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), he says he felt almost betrayed: “The foods I consider paramount to my…

Apr 14, 2022

5 Meds That Mess With Digestion (Plus 1 Life-Saving Test)

Some of the most common drugs can mess with your digestion, leaving you backed up or making a run for it. Here’s how to cope.…

Mar 22, 2022

The Purple Pill Problem: PPIs, GERD and Serious Side Effects

For the 28 percent of Americans who experience gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid reflux occurring two or more times per week, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, reduce the secretion…

Nov 12, 2020

Are GERD Drugs Worth The Risks?

Why take GERD drugs when you can change your diet? Many people would ask the opposite question, why not eat what you like if you…

Mar 16, 2020

Acid Reflux Drugs PPIs Use Raises Stomach Cancer Risk

Long-term use of a class of drugs popularly used to control acid reflux and heartburn can significantly increase one’s risk of developing stomach cancer. Researchers…

Nov 2, 2017