Gut Health Aug 30, 2026
Menopause and Gut Microbiome: Why Digestion Shifts at Midlife
94% of perimenopausal and menopausal women report digestive symptoms. Here's how estrogen loss reshapes the gut microbiome and what actually helps.
Gut Health Articles
Evidence-based articles on improving gut health, supporting your microbiome, and building digestive resilience — from the PoopCheck team.
Gut Health Aug 12, 2026
Sleep and Gut Health: How Bad Sleep Rewires Your Microbiome
Sleep and gut health are linked: poor sleep lowers microbiome diversity and shifts bacterial balance. What 2026 research shows, and what to do.
Gut Health May 22, 2026
Antibiotics and Gut Microbiome Recovery: How Long It Actually Takes
How long the gut microbiome takes to recover after antibiotics, which species don't come back, and the evidence-based ways to help it bounce back faster.
Gut Health May 18, 2026
Bloating: Causes, Triggers, and What Actually Reduces It
Bloating causes and remedies, decoded: food triggers, IBS, SIBO, motility, and the diet, peppermint oil, and biofeedback evidence that actually works.
Gut Health May 7, 2026
Why Does Walking Make You Poop? The Science
Walking and aerobic exercise speed colonic transit and cut constipation risk by 31%. Why movement makes you poop — and what runner's trots actually are.
Gut Health May 6, 2026
Does Drinking Water Make You Poop?
Your colon reclaims about 1.5 litres of water a day. Why water makes you poop, whether too little causes constipation, and how much you actually need.
Gut Health May 3, 2026
Do Colonics Actually Work? What the Evidence Says
Do colonics work? Major medical institutions say no. Evidence shows no proven benefit and risks ranging from cramping to bowel perforation.
Gut Health Apr 30, 2026
Why Coffee Makes You Poop: The Gastrocolic Reflex Explained
Coffee makes you poop because chlorogenic acids and gastrin trigger the gastrocolic reflex within 4 minutes. Even decaf works.
Gut Health Apr 25, 2026
How Long Does Food Take to Digest? A Transit-Time Guide
How long food takes to digest by stage — stomach, small intestine, colon — plus the factors that speed your transit time up or slow it down.
Gut Health Apr 6, 2025
10 Evidence-Based Ways to Improve Your Gut Health
Discover 10 proven strategies to improve your gut health naturally. From diet changes to stress management, learn what actually works.