Digestive Support & Practices
Supplements, diets, and therapies people use for gut trouble — the well-supported, the traditional, and the questionable, labeled as such. Start with the gut animations so you know what each of these is actually trying to change.
- Betaine HCl — Supplemental stomach acid: who might benefit, who shouldn't
- Pepsin — The protein-digesting enzyme paired with HCl
- Glutamine — The gut lining's preferred fuel
- Bone Broth — Glycine, glutamine, and collagen for the gut wall
- Ginger — The best-evidenced herb for nausea and motility
- Peppermint — Enteric-coated oil, with real IBS trial data
- Licorice (DGL) — The soothing demulcent for stomach lining
- Natural Constipation Relief — From magnesium to motility training
- Elimination Diet — The gold-standard way to find food triggers
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet — Eating patterns that calm the gut and beyond
- Fasting — What digestive rest does and doesn't do
- Activated Charcoal — Real uses, and the absorption trade-offs
- Castor Oil — The traditional stimulant laxative, reviewed honestly
- Colon Hydrotherapy — What the evidence says, including the risks
Connections
- Gut Health — The section hub with all sub-pages
- Gastroenterology — The complete digestive-conditions library
- Food — Whole foods, including every fermented food above
- Infections — The hostile side of the microbial world
- Herbs — Including the digestive and carminative herbs
- Amino Acids — Glutamine, glycine, and the gut-lining builders
- Biology — All 137 interactive animations
- Longevity — Where gut health and healthy aging meet
- Lab Tests — Including the GI and liver panels