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“Gut health” became popular because “my stomach is dramatic” needed a nicer phrase.

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"Gut health" is a real term from research on digestion and the gut microbiome, the community of microbes in the intestines. Its popularity grew with that research and with wellness marketing, not from a rewording of a stomach complaint.

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