Gut Dr ARTICLES
Health Check: does drinking alcohol kill the germs it comes into contact with?
Alcohol is a well-known disinfectant and some have speculated it may be useful for treating gut infections. Could alcohol be a useful agent to treat tummy bugs and throat infections?
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How safe are heartburn medications and who should use them?
Many people suffer regularly from heartburn – a burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid travelling up the food pipe (oesophagus) after eating. This causes inflammation and irritation of the lower oesophagus, and also ulcers.
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Gut instinct: how the way you’re born and fed affect your immune system
We used to think foetuses had no bacteria in their gastrointestinal tract (the gut) until they began to accumulate microbes (bacteria, viruses and other bugs) on their way through their mother’s vagina.
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