Rachel LaMont wasn’t so sure she’d be crowned the champion of “Survivor 47” over Sam Phalen during the tense final tribal council. The 34-year-old told The Post that she thought she lost the game while battling Phalen, 24, for the jury votes during Wednesday night’s finale. “My stomach was in knots,” said LaMont — who … Read more
Your waistline isn’t deceiving you — the Grinch’s heart isn’t the only thing growing three sizes this season. After enjoying a delicious holiday spread, your stomach expands by a generous amount to accommodate for that extra helping or two, which would explain the snug pants post-meal. While the stomach is typically the size of a soda … Read more
Spare tire got you feeling deflated? A functional medicine specialist says a hormonal imbalance could be to blame for your weight troubles. Dr. Pranav Vyas, a chiropractor and acupuncturist in the Chicago suburbs, is sharing five signs that your weight loss struggles may be hormone-related. “If you have any one of these or a combination … Read more
He’s got a gut feeling your diet could use more vitamin E. “We have studies that show that people who consistently meet their dietary requirements for vitamin E have a lower rate of certain gut diseases and a lower rate of fatty liver disease,” Florida gastroenterologist Joseph Salhab said in a trending TikTok this month. “Vitamin E … Read more
Drew Barrymore had many fears about her infamous “Momala” interview. The childhood star, 49, spoke at the Paley Center’s “An Evening With Drew Barrymore” Monday about anticipating her talk show interview earlier this year with Vice President Kamala Harris — which was deemed cringe by many viewers. Barrymore explained that she wanted her chat with Harris, … Read more
Do you have the guts to follow this routine? Florida gastroenterologist Joseph Salhab is revealing his daily diet of fruit, fish, coffee and nuts, hoping it inspires his 1.7 million TikTok followers to adopt gut- and liver-friendly eating habits. “I try to stay away from fast food that’s greasy and fried,” Salhab explained Sunday on TikTok. … Read more
That’s not the way to get more iron in your diet. Doctors in India were taken aback after removing keys, nail clippers, and even a knife from the stomach of a young man, reported to be in his early twenties. Graphic footage of the team extracting a tool chest’s worth of implements is going viral. … Read more
This news is bananas. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a California gastroenterologist, is revealing three surprising reasons why bananas should be cut from your fruit smoothie recipes. “I commonly see my patients make this mistake,” Sethi shared in a TikTok this week. “Adding bananas to your smoothies might be doing more harm than good.” Bananas can contain … Read more
Henry Cavill was a superhero in his own right on the set of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The actor, 41, made a cameo in the new Marvel movie as a variant of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine named “Cavillrine.” Director Shawn Levy told the New York Times that Cavill committed to his role — so much so that … Read more
If you can no longer stomach uncomfortable belly bloat, try one of these seven fruits to ease abdominal pressure. Florida gastroenterologist Joseph Salhab recommends blueberries, dates, dragon fruit, kiwifruit, guava, papaya and pineapple for taming a full, tight tummy. Florida gastroenterologist Joseph Salhab recommends blueberries, dates, dragon fruit, kiwifruit, guava, papaya and pineapple to ease … Read more
She wanted weight loss — but instead, she lost money and self-esteem. UK mother Julia Lanni, 58, says she bellied up about $155 last summer for 16 fat-dissolving Aqualyx injections in her stomach in the hopes they would boost her body confidence. What she got was a 2.75-inch hole in her stomach that required emergency … Read more
Jeff Bridges is committed to the job. The Oscar-winning actor, 74, explained how he initially didn’t know he had cancer when he was filming the first season of his FX show “The Old Man.” “What is so bizarre, to me anyway, in the first season when I was doing these fight scenes, I had a 9-inch by … Read more
Oprah Winfrey was hospitalized for “some kind of stomach thing,” her best friend, Gayle King, revealed on Tuesday. Winfrey, 70, was supposed to drop by King’s “CBS Mornings,” but skipped out on the appearance due to being under the weather. “She had some kind of stomach thing — stomach flu — stuff was coming out … Read more
According to research, grocery shopping on an empty stomach will cost you an extra $26 per trip, on average. A recent poll of 2,000 general population Americans found that the average person makes two grocery runs per week and budgets $162 for their haul. The study found that more than three-quarters of respondents (76%) agreed … Read more
An English mother was shocked when she found out her daughter would be born with her bowels and numerous internal organs outside of her stomach. “All her kidneys, stomach, liver, fallopian tubes, intestines and ovaries were out,” the mother revealed to South West News Service. “[Her partner] Drew, 23, offered to take a picture [with … Read more
It’s a noro-easter. The norovirus, a hyper-contagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms. “It is incredibly contagious,” Dr. Alfred Sacchetti from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, told ABC News. “Just one particle of the … Read more
An Australian shopper was allegedly forced to leave a shopping center by a guard who didn’t approve of her outfit, causing the store to apologize for the incident. When 20-year-old Madison Green went to Dalby Shoppingworld to buy groceries for her grandmother, she was stopped by a female security guard who disapproved of the crop … Read more
Ale, no. Experts are warning that ginger ale — long touted as the cure for an upset stomach — not only lacks any significant health benefits, it could even make your gastrointestinal distress more distressful. The problem stems back to when actual ginger — used as a remedy for tummy trouble since forever, with plenty of modern … Read more
Gobble gobble. With Americans set to consume an average of 3,000 calories at Thanksgiving dinner next Thursday according to the Calorie Control Council, at least a few of us might be left worrying — could our overly-full stomachs actually explode? Yes and no, experts say. “For the vast majority gathering around the Thanksgiving table, a … Read more
A man suffering from a two-year stomach ache shocked doctors who discovered the patient had ingested a Home Depot’s worth of household items, ranging from buttons to earphones. “On carrying out an X-ray, we found lockets, chains, nuts, bolts, earphones, and many other objects inside the stomach,” said Ajmer Singh Kalra, director of the Moga … Read more