Scientists have now discovered how alcohol can switch off an immune "alarm system" in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to escape their natural habitat to flood into the liver, rapidly causing ...

Common kitchen foods may be damaging your gut health without you knowing it. A nutrition expert reveals four surprising ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, found in pesticides and everyday industrial products, were never thought ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Key Takeaways Fermented foods, which contain probiotics (beneficial live bacteria), ...

Antibiotics intended to treat infections elsewhere in the body can inadvertently kill off the "good" bacteria in the gut, making room for harmful bacteria, such as C. diff, to flourish. These toxins ...