Gut Dr ARTICLES
How Safe are Heartburn Medications and Who should use them?
Many people suffer regularly from heartburn – a burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid travelling up the food pipe (oesophagus) after eating. This causes inflammation and irritation of the lower oesophagus, and also ulcers.
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Gut instinct: How the Way you’re Born and Fed Affect your Immune System
We used to think foetuses had no bacteria in their gastrointestinal tract (the gut) until they began to accumulate microbes (bacteria, viruses and other bugs) on their way through their mother’s vagina.
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What’s the Best way to go to the Toilet – Squatting or Sitting?
Pauline Hanson’s concern about the Australian Tax Office installing squat toilets to cater for its increasingly diverse workforce has prompted debate about the best way to go to the toilet: sitting or squatting.
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