Tummy trouble? Gastroenterologists share how gut health impacts physical and mental health
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Do you have tummy troubles? Digestive system struggles? Problems pooping?
MPR News host Angela Davis talked with two doctors who will help us understand what good gut health looks like and how can you make your digestive system as healthy as possible.
Guests:
Dr. Alexander Khoruts is a gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He sees patients and he conducts research related to the gut microbiome — the community of microbes that live in our gastrointestinal tract. He directs the University of Minnesota’s Microbiota Therapeutics Program, which develops new treatments that involve restoring the microbiome after it’s been damaged by antibiotics.
Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang is a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. She is also the author of “Boo Can’t Poo,” a book she wrote to help kids learn how to prevent and manage constipation.
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