It said over a third of the population regularly suffer from digestive illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhoea, stomach-aches, nausea and sickness.

BBC: NEWS | Health | People 'ignoring' gut illnesses

Whether the presence of acid conditions or surface active digestive substances in the guts of such marine organisms can desorb and release contaminants in significant quantities to cause such effects, or whether such a response is to their physical presence, remains to be answered.

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The study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found IVF babies suffered from higher rates of conditions such as heart valve defects, cleft lip and palate, and digestive system abnormalities.

BBC: New guidance on IVF defects risk

Not jelly beans, per se. (I usually have them on my bed stand, believing them to be a digestive.) The issue is whether gourmet jelly beans, such as the Jelly Belly brand, are preferable to standard jelly beans.

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