Firmicutes are one of the two dominant phyla of gut bacteria - the other being Bacteroidetes.

Gut fermentation is the process by which bacteria break down dietary fibre your own enzymes canno...

Enterotypes are clusters of microbiome compositions identified in large population studies - esse...

The enteric nervous system is your second brain - a vast network of over 500 million neurons embe...

Dysbiosis is the scientific term for microbiome imbalance - when beneficial bacteria decline and ...

Microbiome diversity - having many different species of bacteria - is the gold standard of gut he...

Chronic diarrhea is loose watery stools occurring three or more times per day for more than four ...

Diamine oxidase (DAO) is the main enzyme responsible for breaking down histamine in the digestive...

Cytokines are the immune system's chemical messengers - tiny proteins cells use to communicate du...

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect any part of the dig...

Constipation is defined as fewer than three bowel movements per week or stools that are hard, dry...

CFU is the standard unit for counting live bacteria in a probiotic.