Hi, this is Your Health Quickly, a scientific American podcast series.

We highlight the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your

mind.

And we break down the medical research to help you stay healthy.

I'm Tanya Lewis.

I'm Josh Fishman.

We're a scientific American senior health editors.

On today's show, we're talking about how the stuff that goes on in your brain is connected

to symptoms in your gut.

This has found molecular pathways that trigger inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups.

And those paths start in the brain, triggered by stress.

This raises the possibility of a new type of treatment.

Hey, remember the other day when we were basically comparing bellyaches?

Yeah, I do remember that.

I was feeling a little bit off, but drinking ginger real really helped settle my stomach.

Did your and acid tablets end up helping?

Yeah, they did.

Meathuribus was really sick.

I mean, we both showed up at work after all.

Yeah, I mean, speak for yourself.

I wasn't feeling great, but I definitely was not extremely ill.

There is another kind of gastrointestinal illness, though, that's in a whole different league.

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