Cited reporting on digestive health. What the research supports, what it does not, and how to tell the difference.https://guthealthranked.comen-ushttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/what-causes-bloatinghttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/what-causes-bloatingDistension has several distinct mechanisms, and they call for different responses. Here is what the evidence supports.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/gut-brain-axishttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/gut-brain-axisThe anatomy is uncontested and the human trial evidence is thinner than the headlines. Here is where each part of the claim actually stands.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/glp1-and-the-guthttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/glp1-and-the-gutThese medicines act on the digestive tract by design. Here is what randomized trials and pharmacovigilance data recorded, and what remains uncertain.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/at-home-stool-testshttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/at-home-stool-testsSome mail-in stool tests carry national screening recommendations and published accuracy data. Others were measured against a reference material and disagreed with each other.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/magnesium-forms-comparedhttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/magnesium-forms-comparedOxide, citrate, chloride, amino acid chelate. Absorption has been compared directly across forms. The laxative effect has not, and the difference between those two statements matters.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/low-fodmap-explainedhttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/low-fodmap-explainedThe trial evidence is stronger than most diets have. It is also evidence about a short restriction phase, not a permanent way of eating.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/sibo-breath-testinghttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/sibo-breath-testingNearly 30 percent of control subjects test positive. Here is what the diagnostic accuracy literature says about a result that is often read as definitive.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/us-fiber-gaphttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/us-fiber-gapAdequate Intake is 25 to 38 grams a day. Measured US intake sits closer to 16. What the surveys and the trials actually show.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/leaky-gut-evidence-reviewhttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/leaky-gut-evidence-reviewIntestinal permeability is a real, quantified research variable. 'Leaky gut syndrome' is a marketing category. The distance between the two is the story.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/probiotic-cfu-mythhttps://guthealthranked.com/posts/probiotic-cfu-mythLabels advertise 50 billion, then 100 billion. The published dose-response evidence does not support reading that number as a ranking.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT