Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest. It's found in plant foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. Fiber comes in two main forms: soluble and insoluble, each offering unique health benefits.

Your gut microbiome is a collection of microbes that includes bacteria, yeast, fungi, viruses, organisms called archaea and bacteriophages.

Leaky gut syndrome has become a buzzword in the wellness community, but is it a legitimate medical diagnosis?

A new clinical trial is testing a certain prebiotic’s effect on shifting the composition and function of the gut microbiome in a beneficial way. Researchers aim to produce a treatment that will work alongside conventional therapies to enhance gut barrier function and reduce inflammation to prevent the recurrence of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the latest fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT, therapy product for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, also known as CDI or C. diff.

An estimated 3.1 million adults live with an inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD diagnosis, and up to 70,000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States yearly. While there is no cure for IBD, managing the disease is essential to control symptoms, reduce flare-ups and improve quality of life.

Do you need to deworm twice a year? Or could a parasite cleanse cause more harm than good?