Heartburn is extremely common, affecting up to 25% of UK adults. Read our factsheet & learn abut the latest research on heartburn & acid reflux.| Guts UK
Constipation is a symptom that can mean different things to different people but the usual meaning is that a person has difficult in opening their bowels.| Guts UK
The reasons for wind fall broadly speaking into three categories: mechanical reasons (changes in gut movement), dietary (food intolerance) and medical conditions and diseases.| Guts UK
Most healthy people open their bowels between three times a day & three times a week. Diarrhoea occurs when these processes are impaired. Read our factsheet| Guts UK
Bloating is an uncomfortable feeling of fullness. It can be reported as pressure or tension in the belly (abdomen). Sometimes bloating can be accompanied by a visible widening of the girth or waist. This girth widening symptom is called distension. People can have either or both these symptoms.| Guts UK