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The researchers pooled the data from the 14 studies and found that on average, probiotics increased the number of weekly bowel movements by 1.3, and helped soften stools, making them easier to pass. They also found that probiotics that contained Bifidobacterium were the most effective. 

Usually, when bloating is experienced on a regular basis and becomes intolerable, a closer examination at your diet may be helpful in figuring out which foods cause more gas build up.

As we start returning to normal life and seeing people again, statistically speaking we become more prone to getting sick and more so this year because we have lower levels of adaptive immunity throughout the population.

According to Harvard Health, "a troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut."¹  Your anxiety, stress, or depression can be due to GI issues or vice...

Our gut bacteria manufacture about 95% of the body's supply of serotonin.The human gut is often referred to as the second brain because it is composed of an intricate network of 100 million neurons embedded in the gut wall.

It can be embarrassing or just unpleasant to talk about your poop but truth be told it can say a lot about your overall health and well-being. If you've ever wondered about why your poop floats, we've got so...

Stomach acid production is likely at its lowest in the morning, and thus probiotics have a much greater chance to make it into your small and large intestines before breakfast.

PREDICT1 (Personalized Responses to Dietary Composition Trial 1) Study highlights how we may be able to prevent serious health problems by simply changing our diet to feed the good bacteria in our gut, which thrive on fiber-rich foods like green leafy vegetables.

A new study in Cell Host & Microbe explores a species of gut bacteria that can affect cholesterol levels in humans. According to an article in the Harvard Gazette, “the newly discovered bacteria could one day help people manage their cholesterol levels through diet, probiotics, or novel treatments based on individual microbiomes."

“In some ways, it’s great news that the gut microbiome is so sensitive to environmental conditions, as this means we can manipulate it more easily to improve human health,” says Rachel Carmody, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology and principal investigator of the department’s Nutritional and Microbial Ecology Lab

According to Medical News Today, "for short-term symptom relief, such as reducing diarrhea, some probiotics may work in as little as a few days. For chronic conditions or general immune health, it may be most beneficial to take probiotics for weeks or months at a time."

Doctor's Biome provides a unique experience each time because our probiotics are actually living - the slight variations in taste, texture, and/or fizziness is attributed to the different rates at which the healthy bacteria are working.