Digestive Disease Week Apr 23 2026 It's well known that chronic stress can disrupt bowel function, sending people running to the bathroom or making them constipated. New research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week ® (DDW) 2026 suggests that eating late at night amplifies these effects, with implications for both digestive health and the gut microbiome. It's not just what you eat, but when you eat it. And when we're already under stress, that timing may deliver a 'double hit' to gut