Eating for a Healthy Gut: Gastroenterologist explains how to properly nourish your gut. The diversity of intestinal bacteria is essential for digestion.

Vegetables in all shapes and colors are essential for the intestines. Stomach acid blockers work in the so-called parietal cells, which produce stomach acid. If they are inhibited, the pH in the stomach rises from 1.5 to 3.5. This leads to subsequent problems with digestion and heartburn. 20 percent of people in Europe suffer from heartburn or reflux - and many take stomach acid blockers.