The collection collectively treats the article as an important, newsworthy piece in the microbiome field. Posts frequently name the study, its authors, and the journal, and point to media like podcasts and images, signaling a high level of attention and acknowledgment of its methodological contribution. The tone is mostly neutral to positive, with emphasis on dissemination rather than critique. Word choice like “Blue poo,” “novel marker,” and mentions of large cohorts and translational potential support a view of meaningful, scalable impact.
AgreementModerate agreement
Overall moderately positive sentiment. Many posts reference the study and its relevance, with some neutral confirmations (RTs) rather than strong praise or critique.
InterestModerate interest
Moderate to high interest is shown by mentions of podcasts, images, and journal details, indicating curiosity about methods and findings.
EngagementModerate engagement
Engagement is active but mostly informational (retweets, confirmations, and summaries) rather than critical debate or in-depth discussion.
ImpactModerate impact
Perceived impact is positive, highlighting a novel method and applicability to large-scale health research, though some posts are simply sharing links.
Abstract in brief
The study investigates how gut transit time affects the gut microbiome and evaluates the blue dye method as a cost-effective way to measure this transit time.
Findings indicate that gut microbiome composition can distinguish between different gut transit time classes, with longer transit times associated with specific microbial species.
The blue dye method is shown to be a more effective marker of gut microbiome function compared to traditional measures like stool consistency and frequency, making it suitable for large-scale health research.
Aug 27, 2026 · 71 likes · 6 shares · 26,136 followersView post →
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Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
#TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/cZIe3bTEcx
@EmilyLeemingRD @EiriniDimidi @nsegata @saraheeberry @timspector @Join_ZOE https://t.co/EcUERXgzWv
Aug 30, 2023 · 21 likes · 5 shares · 31,226 followersView post →
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Elisabeth Bik
@MicrobiomDigest · X
Belongs to:
Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker
Francesco Asnicar et al. Gut. 2021.
https://t.co/gDKNBebTjo
May 20, 2021 · 19 likes · 1 share · 143,462 followersView post →
GJ
Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
Listen to the latest #GUTPodcast on the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/kuYa40q9XA
Paper via: https://t.co/1f52Ha5ubX
@saraheeberry
@nsegata
@Join_ZOE
@timspector
@emadelomar
#TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/cZIe3bTEcx
@EmilyLeemingRD @EiriniDimidi @nsegata @saraheeberry @timspector @Join_ZOE https://t.co/5BmLLRyGM7
? عدة فرق بحثية استجابت فعليًا بعد نشر هذه الورقة عام 2023 وقامت بدراسات مباشرة تُطبّق التوصية. إليك أبرزها:
Gut physiology and environment explain variations in human gut microbiome composition and metabolism
النوع: دراسة رصدية (Observational) — من نفس فريق الورقة الأصلية
This video explores how your gut communicates various health signals through stool color, consistency, and frequency. Discover insights from recent research on gut transit time's impact on microbiome composition and…
This video delves into how gut transit time affects the gut microbiome. It explores the findings from a recent study that uses the blue dye method to measure transit time effectively and its implications for gut health.
How non-nutritive sweeteners like saccharin, sucralose, aspartame, and stevia may alter the microbiome and glucose responses. A controlled trial in 120 adults shows microbiome shifts and impaired glycemic regulation for…
This video explores how gut transit time affects the gut microbiome, highlighting findings that specific microbial species are associated with longer transit times. The blue dye method is introduced as a cost-effective…
Aug 27, 2026 · 71 likes · 6 shares · 26,136 followersView post →
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Craig Brockie
@CraigBrockie · X
Research: gut transit time measured by the blue dye method and the gut microbiome in 863 adults, PREDICT 1 (Asnicar et al., Gut, 2021): https://t.co/biaFs9gA5a
Aug 15, 2026 · 2 likes · 250,263 followersView post →
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هُدى بِنت عَبدِالله
@HudaBintAbdulla · X
? عدة فرق بحثية استجابت فعليًا بعد نشر هذه الورقة عام 2023 وقامت بدراسات مباشرة تُطبّق التوصية. إليك أبرزها:
Gut physiology and environment explain variations in human gut microbiome composition and metabolism
النوع: دراسة رصدية (Observational) — من نفس فريق الورقة الأصلية
RT @emadelomar: @DenelleCosier @Matt_Snelson @jrbiesiekierski @tuck_caroline @yao_ck Published in @Gut_BMJ
Asnicar, Francesco et al. “Blu…
Dec 2, 2023 · 1 share · 31,226 followersView post →
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Emad El-Omar
@emadelomar · X
@DenelleCosier @Matt_Snelson @jrbiesiekierski @tuck_caroline @yao_ck Published in @Gut_BMJ
Asnicar, Francesco et al. “Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker.” Gut vol. 70,9 (2021): 1665-1674. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323877
Nov 30, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,850 followersView post →
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Sarah Berry
@saraheeberry · X
RT @Gut_BMJ: #TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit…
#TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/cZIe3bTEcx
@EmilyLeemingRD @EiriniDimidi @nsegata @saraheeberry @timspector @Join_ZOE https://t.co/SFaMeScLcP
#TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/cZIe3bTEcx
@EmilyLeemingRD @EiriniDimidi @nsegata @saraheeberry @timspector @Join_ZOE https://t.co/5BmLLRyGM7
#TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqbjRk
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/cZIe3bUc25
@EmilyLeemingRD @EiriniDimidi @nsegata @saraheeberry @timspector @Join_ZOE https://t.co/fpl8Ti4tdh
RT @Gut_BMJ: #TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit…
Aug 31, 2023 · 5 shares · 1,998 followersView post →
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Tim Spector MD (Prof)
@timspector · X
RT @Gut_BMJ: #TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit…
Aug 31, 2023 · 5 shares · 109,223 followersView post →
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Emad El-Omar
@emadelomar · X
RT @Gut_BMJ: #TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit…
Aug 30, 2023 · 5 shares · 3,878 followersView post →
GJ
Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
#TheBluePooStudy has appeared this week in @gastroendonews via https://t.co/h2SEJqaM1M
Read "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/cZIe3bTEcx
@EmilyLeemingRD @EiriniDimidi @nsegata @saraheeberry @timspector @Join_ZOE https://t.co/EcUERXgzWv
Aug 30, 2023 · 21 likes · 5 shares · 31,226 followersView post →
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Emad El-Omar
@emadelomar · X
RT @Gut_BMJ: Listen to the latest #GUTPodcast on the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker…
Listen to the latest #GUTPodcast on the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/AbcXoGqtrk
@saraheeberry
@nsegata
@Join_ZOE
@timspector
@emadelomar
Listen to the latest #GUTPodcast on the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/AbcXoG8SzM
@saraheeberry
@nsegata
@Join_ZOE
@timspector
@emadelomar https://t.co/kWade9K7ty
Listen to the latest #GUTPodcast on the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/kuYa40q9XA
Paper via: https://t.co/1f52Ha5ubX
@saraheeberry
@nsegata
@Join_ZOE
@timspector
@emadelomar
RT @Gut_BMJ: Fantastic #GUTImage from the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https…
Aug 20, 2021 · 5 shares · 543 followersView post →
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Emad El-Omar
@emadelomar · X
RT @Gut_BMJ: Fantastic #GUTImage from the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https…
Aug 19, 2021 · 5 shares · 3,878 followersView post →
GJ
Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
RT @Gut_BMJ: Fantastic #GUTImage from the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https…
Aug 19, 2021 · 5 shares · 31,226 followersView post →
GJ
Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
Fantastic #GUTImage from the paper "Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker" via https://t.co/aIwpns4X6T @saraheeberry @nsegata
@Join_ZOE @timspector #BluePoo #GutTransit #Microbiome #ZoeApp https://t.co/8ARzBrOWVF
Aug 19, 2021 · 9 likes · 5 shares · 31,226 followersView post →
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Shima Ghavimi
@ShimaghavimiMD · X
RT @MarkPimentelMD: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker https://t.co/brIlpTGzvK
Interesting a…
Aug 11, 2021 · 4 shares · 4,491 followersView post →
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Emad El-Omar
@emadelomar · X
RT @SWexner: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker https://t.co/njkKXFl04l @bmj_company
Jun 13, 2021 · 2 shares · 3,878 followersView post →
GJ
Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
RT @SWexner: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker https://t.co/njkKXFl04l @bmj_company
Jun 13, 2021 · 2 shares · 31,226 followersView post →
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Steven D Wexner MD, PhD
@SWexner · X
Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker https://t.co/njkKXFl04l @bmj_company
Jun 12, 2021 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 40,830 followersView post →
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Geoffroy Mallaret
@MallaretG · X
RT @FabreAlexandre1: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker | Gut https://t.co/yaiQ9Eow1Z
RT @FabreAlexandre1: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker | Gut https://t.co/yaiQ9Eow1Z
Jun 7, 2021 · 5 shares · 2,474 followersView post →
MC
Microbiome Research Centre
@MRC_microbiome · X
RT @FabreAlexandre1: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker | Gut https://t.co/yaiQ9Eow1Z
Jun 7, 2021 · 5 shares · 2,916 followersView post →
GJ
Gut Journal
@Gut_BMJ · X
RT @FabreAlexandre1: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker | Gut https://t.co/yaiQ9Eow1Z
Jun 7, 2021 · 5 shares · 31,226 followersView post →
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Fabre Alexandre
@FabreAlexandre1 · X
Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker | Gut https://t.co/yaiQ9Eow1Z
Jun 6, 2021 · 8 likes · 5 shares · 65 followersView post →
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Elisabeth Bik
@MicrobiomDigest · X
@_captainscience Well, it's based on a paper published in Gut, with multiple authors:
Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker
https://t.co/RqTHleX8CC
May 20, 2021 · 1 like · 143,462 followersView post →
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Francesco Beghini
@chocophlan · X
RT @MicrobiomDigest: Belongs to:
Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker
Francesco Asnicar et al.…
Belongs to:
Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker
Francesco Asnicar et al. Gut. 2021.
https://t.co/gDKNBebTjo
May 20, 2021 · 19 likes · 1 share · 143,462 followersView post →
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Pedgastro
@Isa_CasasG · X
RT @MarkPimentelMD: Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker https://t.co/brIlpTGzvK
Interesting a…
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