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Featured in Food & Wine, Dr. Leybelis Padilla discusses evidence suggesting Mediterranean and plant-forward eating patterns may lower the risk of chronic constipation—highlighting that overall diet quality matters, not just fiber alone.

Featured in the New York Post, Dr. Leybelis Padilla shares a practical colonoscopy “behind-the-scenes” tip—prep isn’t always perfect, so plan to head home and reset after the procedure—while reinforcing that screening helps prevent colorectal cancer.

Your gut thrives on balance—not overload. In Parade, Dr. Leybelis breaks down why processed meats can be tough on digestion, describing how they can “stress” the gut ecosystem by fueling inflammation.

In a New York Post feature on the phenomenon nicknamed “booze butt,” Dr. Leybelis explains how alcohol can irritate the gut lining, speed intestinal transit, and reduce the colon’s ability to absorb water, leading to loose stools.

In a Parade feature on gut health after 50, Dr. Leybelis Padilla highlights a simple morning upgrade: hydrate first—before coffee. Starting the day with water supports the gut as we age.

In a Newsweek feature, Dr. Leybelis Padilla shares three practical, natural ways to support gut health—focusing on fiber-forward eating, stress regulation (rest-and-digest tools like breathing/meditation), and movement as a daily “gut tune-up.”

It’s easy to feel lost in the vast wilderness that is stomach—or more accurately, abdominal—pain. But doctors have learned to read our midsection like a map. As they say, it’s all about location, location, location.

Most people aren’t that lucky to have a bowel movement that comes on like clockwork,” Dr. Leybelis Padilla, a gastroenterologist and founder of Unlocking GI, told The Post. But there are few key things that can set you up for success.

Everyone poops. But how often? Given the fact that modern society has, for good reason, sequestered the ritual to isolation, it’s normal to wonder what it’s like—and the frequency with which it happens—for everyone else.