For many of us, what happens in the bathroom stays in the bathroom: According to a recent survey, 1 in 3 Americans are too embarrassed to talk about their poop or gut issues with their doctor. Gastroenterologists like Trisha Pasricha say that’s a problem, and that that stigma is getting in the way of our health and happiness.
She joins Host Flora Lichtman to share some <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/youre-pooping-wrong-book-gastroenterology//?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">crucial gut knowledge</a>, and talk about her new book, “You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong.”
<a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/youve-been-pooping-all-wrong-book-excerpt/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read an excerpt from “You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong: How To Make Your Bowel Movements A Joy.”</a>
Guest: Dr. Trisha Pasricha is a physician-scientist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA.
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