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6 Medicines That Need a Timing Plan Before You Fast

Why Fasting Changes How Medicine BehavesFasting is not simply the absence of food. It changes gastric acid levels, slows or speeds gastric emptying depending on the drug, alters the volume of fluid in the gut, and shifts blood glucose and blood pressure in ways that interact directly with what certain…

Times Life · Oct 14

Doctor Settles The Debate On How Often You Should Be Going To The Toilet, And Nobody Needs To Panic

The average person spends up to 1.5 years of their life on the toilet. A doctor just confirmed that how often you go is nobody's business but your own, and the normal range is wider than almost anyone realises. Some of you can relax. Some of you need prune juice.…

Bored Panda · Oct 12

Raw Feeding for Dogs: What the Science Actually Says

The Appeal, and What Drives ItDogs evolved from wolves, and wolves eat raw meat, so the argument goes. It is a clean line of reasoning, and it explains why raw feeding communities have grown quickly, including in Indian cities where fresh meat from the local butcher feels more natural than…

Times Life · Oct 10

19yo ignores severe pain as constipation, then she sees ‘something that was not supposed to be there.’ But the problem continues to get ‘bigger’

Three diagnoses and a body that kept surprising her.

We Got This Covered · Sep 2

Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight

A new NASA-backed study has pinpointed why astronauts often experience constipation in space and how that might affect their health on long-haul missions to Mars and beyond.

LiveScience · Aug 21

Why Constipation Follows Astronauts into Orbit: Blood from 52 Crew Members Points to Their Gut Bacteria

Blood from 52 astronauts shows gut microbes ferment protein instead of fiber in orbit, a biochemical clue to why digestion slows in space.

Medical Daily · Aug 20

52 astronauts left Earth for months in orbit, and within weeks their gut bacteria changed how they processed food, revealing why spaceflight can trigger constipation and potentially affect brain health

Constipation in space is more than an uncomfortable side effect. Astronauts often face it during long missions, but scientists have not fully understood why. Now, blood tests from 52 astronauts reveal a possible clue. Their gut bacteria began fermenting more protein within weeks of reaching the International Space Station. The…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Dad died of bowel cancer after first being sent home with laxatives for constipation

The father of former Geordie Shore star Zahida Allen died from bowel cancer in February 2023

The Independent UK · Aug 17

How One Plate of Papaya a Day May Support 5 Common Health Concerns

Papaya is one of those simple fruits that can easily become part of a healthy daily diet. Soft, naturally sweet and packed with nutrients, it provides vitamin C, vitamin A precursors, fibre and antioxidants. It also contains enzymes such as papain, which are often studied for their role in digestion.…

MyLifeXP · Aug 15

5 Colorectal Cancer Symptoms Indians Mistake for Digestive Problems, and When to Get Screening

Rectal Bleeding Written Off as PilesThis is the single most dangerous dismissal in colorectal cancer diagnosis in India. A patient notices blood in the stool or on toilet paper, assumes haemorrhoids, and waits. Sometimes they are right. Often they are not. Haemorrhoids produce bright-red blood on the surface of stool…

Times Life · Aug 5