## Science

**IBS Affects 1 in 10 People: A New Study Asks Whether the Mediterranean Diet Can Help**  
A 2025 pilot study by a Coprata advisor asks whether the Mediterranean diet can relieve IBS symptoms as effectively as the low-FODMAP diet. Here is what the research found.  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/ibs-affects-people-new-study-whether-the-mediterranean-diet-help)

**Exercise Is One of the Most Effective Ways to Improve Gut Health: Here's the Catch**  
Exercise is a direct way to naturally improve gut health, but intensity matters more than people realize. Here's what three studies reveal about sedentary, active, and athletic individuals.  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/exercise-is-most-effective-to-improve-gut-health-the-catch)

**To FIT or not to FIT: Understanding Stool-Based Screening for Colorectal Cancer**  
Colorectal cancer is now hitting adults in their 40s and younger. Here's what stool-based screening tests, FIT, Cologuard, and Colosense, actually do, and how to decide which one to use  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/fit-or-not-fit-understand-stool-based-screening-colorectal-cancer)

**Podcast Feature: Why Your Gut Health Matters More Than You Think**  
Our founder explains why gut health controls 70% of immune function and how smart toilets and at-home tests are making preventive health monitoring effortless through passive microbiome tracking.  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/podcast-feature-why-your-gut-health-matters-more-than-you-think)

**Coprata Supports Landmark Longitudinal Study on Gut Microbiome and Dietary Fiber**  
Coprata is proud to support the FIBER-IMPACT study, a landmark research collaboration led by Nestlé Health Science in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic and UC Irvine  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/coprata-supports-longitudinal-study-on-gut-microbiome-dietary-fiber)

**The Hidden Challenge: Why Fecal pH Is Hard to Measure Outside the Lab**  
Measuring fecal pH may sound simple, but in reality, it’s a tricky microbiome marker to test for.  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/the-hidden-challenge-why-fecal-ph-is-hard-to-measure-outside-the-lab)

**Medical Journal Article Features our Technology**  
Thrilled that a peer reviewed study using Coprata’s Smart Toilet has been published in a prestigious medical journal.  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/medical-journal-article-features-our-technology)

**The Evolution of the Toilet: A Brief Story**  
Thomas Crapper is commonly miscredited for the invention of the western-style flush toilet, coined "the Crapper".  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/the-evolution-of-the-toilet-a-brief-story)

**Why Everyone Should Have a TRULY Smart Toilet**  
The concept of smart toilets has become increasingly popular in recent years. The term ‘smart’ is being applied to a range of products.  
[Read more](https://www.coprata.com/blog/why-everyone-should-have-a-truly-smart-toilet)