It takes women about 14 hours longer than men to digest food.
Women are more likely to suffer from IBS.
Women have a longer colon than men - requiring that it drop deep into the pelvis where the ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes and bladder are also located making it a longer and more complicated route for digestion.
A woman's abdominal wall is not as tight as a male's due to hormonal differences causing organs to sit more loosely therefore increasing the likelihood of a 'leaky gut'.