Developing a constipation therapy that doesn’t cause harmful side effects has been challenging for researchers. Complicating the matter is that each person’s gut microbiome – the community of bacteria inside their digestive system – is unique.  As a result, the few constipation therapies that are available work for some, but not for others.

Purna Kashyap, M.B.B.S.

Research from Purna Kashyap, M.B.B.S., associate director of the Center for Individualized Medicine Microbiome Program, finds genetically engineered bacteria hold promise for a new  constipation treatment with potentially fewer side effects.

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