Worried That Melatonin Is Messing With Your Gut? Here s Why That s Probably Not the Case
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Melatonin is a natural hormone that signals to the body when it s time to sleep, making melatonin supplements one of the most effective sleep aids on the market. However, melatonin is generally not recommended for long-term use as it could mask an underlying condition and it can have side effects, such as nightmares and headaches. But if you ve recently started taking melatonin and you re suddenly feeling, uh, backed up, that s probably not the supplement. As a gastroenterologist specializing in functional gut disorders for 15 years, I have never known melatonin to be a source of constipation, Robin Rose, DO, founder and CEO of Terrain Health, told POPSUGAR. This could be because melatonin is primarily produced in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In fact, the concentration of melatonin in the GI tissues is 10 to 100 times greater than that found in our blood, suggesting that me
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