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Health and medical - Gastrointestinal

Expert advice on healthy eating for optimal gut and digestive health, preventing bowel cancer and managing conditions such as reflux, IBS and constipation.

Keeping regular: Your guide to getting enough fibre

Keeping regular: Your guide to getting enough fibre

We all know we need it, and it's good for...

The gut: How it works

The gut: How it works

The digestive tract carries out a pretty amazing function –...

Travelling and digestion

Travelling and digestion

Disrupted routines can upset our digestion and consequently affect our...

Probiotics: More than a gut feeling?

Probiotics: More than a gut feeling?

We know they're good for digestive health, but could probiotics...

Banish bloating

Banish bloating

Do you know that tight, cramped feeling in the stomach...

Wind problems?

Wind problems?

Whilst still considered inappropriate in public, on average we pass...

Prebiotics and probiotics

Prebiotics and probiotics

Improve your digestion and reduce your risk of disease by...

IBS: Your questions answered

IBS: Your questions answered

It probably affects more than one in seven Kiwis, yet...

Summer safety: Avoiding food poisoning

Summer safety: Avoiding food poisoning

Tips on how to handle and store food safely as...

What your body is trying to tell you: Body signs you shouldn’t ignore

What your body is trying to tell you:...

HFG senior nutritionist Rose Carr delves into some of the...

Indigestion and heartburn

Indigestion and heartburn

What causes it, what are the symptoms and what can...

Digestive problems

Digestive problems

Sore tummies can be caused by constipation, excess wind or...

Digestive health: Are you normal?

Digestive health: Are you normal?

Poo may not be the most pleasant of subjects, but...

Top 5 foods for gut health

Top 5 foods for gut health

Which are the best foods for keeping your gut healthy...

Fact or fiction: Meat rots in your gut

Fact or fiction: Meat rots in your gut

Does meat take longer than other foods to digest, and...

10 ways to fight heartburn

10 ways to fight heartburn

The discomfort of heartburn is familiar to most of us,...

Fact or fiction: Don’t drink with meals

Fact or fiction: Don’t drink with meals

You might hear that you shouldn't drink with meals as...

Six readers share: How I reclaimed my health

Six readers share: How I reclaimed my health

Six Healthy Food Guide readers tell their inspiring stories of...

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