The book debunks popular misconceptions related to stomach and intestinal health. For example, that soup improves digestion, there is no poison worse than chips, gluten is evil, and bile must be driven. Gastroenterologist, Candidate of Medical Sciences Andrei Kharitonov knows how myths reduce the quality of life: they lead to prohibitions in food, unnecessary rituals with food, useless examinations and treatment of conditions that are the norm. Easily and clearly, relying on modern scientific data, the doctor dispels misconceptions about gastritis and pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome and dysbiosis, colitis and atrophy. Legendary treatment tables - are they so effective? How is coffee useful and how will kiwi help with constipation? What if stones appear in the gallbladder? When is treatment really necessary, and when are endless tests a waste of time and money? Finally, how not to take the bait for charlatans from medicine? The book contains a lot of humor and examples from medical practice.