Gut Pathways
Real laboratory findings, read through the biochemistry of the gut.
Michelle, 64, has lived with IBS with constipation since university, when she started the pill and then followed extreme diets. Her case explains how progestins, dieting,…
Mike, 68, lost his gallbladder in 2014 and now has fatty liver, bloating, reflux and loose stools. His case explains the three links between the surgery…
Rondo, 41, eats at 9 p.m., sleeps at 12:30 a.m. and wakes with epigastric pain, although his latest endoscopy is normal. His case explains how meal…
Anestis, 48, started testosterone and clomiphene in the same weeks, and daily bloating, heaviness and almost no appetite followed. His case explains how sex hormones act…
Lydia, 65, has normal stools most days and an attack of diarrhea every 10 to 15 days, long after gallbladder surgery. Her case explains the bile-acid…
Kate, 53, has a normal BMI, two decades of constipation and left-sided pain after vegetables and legumes. Her case links weight cycling, meal timing, the gut…
Maya, 41, took repeated antibiotics and then preventive nitrofurantoin for recurrent UTIs, and pain high in her stomach followed. Her case maps the medicine, the meal…
Antigone, 70, developed severe reflux soon after starting an anticholinergic drug for incontinence, and the next medicine added new symptoms. Her case looks at the drugs,…
Marina, 32, has had bloating since secondary school, and later lived through anorexia nervosa and big weight changes. Her case looks at gut movement, fullness and…
Manos, 64, had bloating within an hour of every meal, three bowel movements a week and oily stools. His case connects the gut's reflex to a…
