“Dr Pasricha has become one of the most important medical voices of our time, and her new book reminds us why. She took a particularly awkward topic in medicine and transformed it into something that is enlightening, engrossing, witty and impossible not to share.”—Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent at CNN“Dr. Pasricha has achieved something glorious and unprecedented. She has turned a taboo topic into a science lesson, a self-care guide, and a cultural critique – all at once. Reading this book is like having a brilliant (and often hilarious) doctor friend whispering secrets you wish you had known years ago.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive“Our health is influenced and reflected by our bowel habits, a taboo subject that is now comprehensively addressed—practically and scientifically—by Dr. Pasricha’s brilliant book, which takes us on the path to poophoria.” —Eric Topol, MD, NYT bestselling author of Super Agers“Smart, funny, and deeply evidence-based, this book does for digestion what most doctors never had time to explain. If you want to understand your gut—and finally fix your bathroom struggles—this is the book to read.” —Will Bulsiewicz, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Plant Powered Plus“Smart, compassionate and genuinely useful, this book gives readers language, tools and confidence to take ownership of a vital part of health — and to finally talk about it.” —Tara Parker-Pope, founder of NYT “Well” “As entertaining and funny as it is informative, this book is a gift to anyone curious about gut health. Dr. Pasricha digests the topic with the clarity of a great teacher, the warmth of a trusted friend, and the authority of a scientist at the cutting edge of her field.” —Justin Sonnenburg, Stanford University professor and author of The Good Gut“This should be on every family bookshelf! A joyous read.” —Ann Compton, Former Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News“The poop book we didn’t know we needed has finally arrived! As a pelvic floor physical therapist treating patients with bowel dysfunction, this book is the guide every person and parent needs. Dr. Pasricha demystifies all bathroom challenges and provides practical tips for everyone to have comfortable, easy-to-pass stools.” —Dr. Sara Reardon (aka The Vagina Whisperer), USA Today bestselling author of Floored“A smart, essential guide to one of the body’s most misunderstood functions. With scientific rigor, surprising insights and a dash of humor, Dr. Pasricha a brings a rare combination of clinical and research expertise and storytelling skill to a topic we all think we know… but don’t.” —Dr. Leana Wen, TIME 100 Most Influential People, author of Lifelines“Dr. Pasricha has written an entertaining and instructive book, in very plain language, about how our bodies turn inputs into outputs, along with tips on managing that. Along the way she writes equally clearly about the emerging, polysyllabic field of neurogastroenterology, which studies the lifelong, two-way conversation between brains and guts.”—Alvin Roth, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics

Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the “Ask A Doctor” columnist for The Washington Post. She translates complex medical topics into accessible insights, often with humor, for a wide audience.

Dr. Pasricha is a graduate of Harvard College. She earned her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her postgraduate training includes an internal medicine residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and gastroenterology and motility fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Currently, Dr. Pasricha directs the Institute for Gut-Brain Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Her NIH-funded research laboratory is focused on gut-brain science. Her work has been published in prominent journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Network Open, and Nature Reviews.