{"id":20584,"date":"2025-01-22T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20584"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:36:12","slug":"10-gut-myths-corrected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20584","title":{"rendered":"10 Gut Myths, Corrected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">We asked leading authorities for the truth about probiotics, elimination diets, leaky gut and more.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For many of us, the gut is something of a black box. Food goes in, waste comes out, and we rarely discuss or even try to understand what happens in between.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe don\u2019t talk about gut health enough,\u201d said Dr. Morgan Sendzischew Shane, a gastroenterologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. \u201cIt\u2019s not prim and proper\u201d to discuss digestion, gas or bowel habits, she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And people may feel shy about bringing up certain issues with their doctors, she said, which can allow old gut health myths to persist and new sources of misinformation to spread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We asked 10 experts in gastroenterology and the microbiome about the myths they most wanted to set straight. Here\u2019s what they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2ba3ec73\">Myth 1: You must \u2018go\u2019 every day.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">People often worry that if they don\u2019t have a bowel movement every day, something must be wrong, said Dr. Folasade P. May, a gastroenterologist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28762379\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">it can be normal<\/a> to go anywhere from three times per day to three times per week, she said. 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Food goes in, waste comes out, and we rarely discuss or even try to understand what happens in between.\u201cWe don\u2019t talk about gut health enough,\u201d said Dr. Morgan Sendzischew Shane, a gastroenterologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. \u201cIt\u2019s not prim and proper\u201d to discuss digestion, gas or bowel habits, she added.And people may feel shy about bringing up certain issues with their doctors, she said, which can allow old gut health myths to persist and new sources of misinformation to spread.We asked 10 experts in gastroenterology and the microbiome about the myths they most wanted to set straight. Here\u2019s what they said.Myth 1: You must \u2018go\u2019 every day.People often worry that if they don\u2019t have a bowel movement every day, something must be wrong, said Dr. Folasade P. May, a gastroenterologist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A.But it can be normal to go anywhere from three times per day to three times per week, she said. More important is how consistent your bowel movements are, and how your stool looks (not too hard, lumpy or watery) and how it feels to pass (not too painful or difficult), Dr. May added.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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