## 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)