India, Aug. 28 -- The gut's influence is widely discussed in health circles. Its bidirectional pathways, such as the gut-brain and gut-immune axes, show how extensively it can influence different systems in the body. Its role may even help determine how well a medicine works.ALSO READ: Can you eat the same breakfast every day? Gastroentrologist says it may 'change' your gut health

You may have noticed that the same medicine can work differently from one person to another, and the gut could be one of the factors behind these varying responses. Dr Ramesh Garg, Senior Director and HOD of Gastroenterology at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, weighed in on this, confirming that the gut can influence how medicines are absorbed and metabolised, p...