The ‘internal shower’ drink is being hailed as everything from a digestion booster, to a treatment for constipation and bloating, to a detox drink and hangover cure.
No matter its cause, diarrhea is uncomfortable.
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If it weren’t for historical and biological happenstance, few would be eating avocados today.
Strange coloured poo is usually due to the food we’ve eaten, medication we’ve taken, or the processes involved in breaking down what we ingest.
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Poo can come in a range of colours, including green. Most of the time there’s nothing to worry about, but there are a few signs it’s time to see your GP.
Your stomach works very hard with some other body parts to break down food into small pieces. Your body takes in what it needs and the rest is turned into poo.
It’s normal to have an upset tummy when you’re nervous.
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When we get nervous, a number of processes occur in the brain that are passed onto the stomach and affect the digestive process. This is a hangover from our hunter-gatherer days.
If you eat a healthy diet, it’s probably not worth it.
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Bacterial communities in the gut assemble within weeks of birth in distinct, patterned progressions.
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About 40% of people produce smelly gas because of a certain bacteria in their bowels.
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