Stuck in pur-gut-tory? Several factors can contribute to constipation, from certain supplements and vitamins to dehydration ...

Ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD, can change how your stool looks, smells, and feels. Learn what UC poop looks like during a ...

There’s a useful chart that can help you determine if your stool falls into a healthy or not-so-healthy category.

The complaints are piling up. A putrid sidewalk so blanketed with poop that it’s barely passable has become a symbol of the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Soon, Portland’s big pipe won’t be the only water overflowing with poop. Two local businesses, Columbia Sportswear and Breakside Brewing, are teaming up for the Super Bowl to ...

Ancient Greco-Roman texts discuss the use of excrement in medicine, but this is the first direct evidence we've found that ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Constipation is often treated as a simple plumbing problem, too little movement, too much delay. But emerging research ...

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

An incomplete bowel movement means you still feel like you need to poop after using the toilet. Common causes include constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). Constipation ...

Some people use laxatives to lose weight. While laxatives can help you with constipation, using laxatives for weight loss is dangerous and can make you sick. Talk to your doctor about safe ways for ...