If you take a look at the Bristol Stool Scale, a visual chart that classifies bowel movements, ghost poops qualify as a Type ...

Digestive health is a crucial aspect of overall well-being, yet many people experience issues such as constipation, irregular bowel movements, and discomfort during elimination. Digestive health is a ...

Now you see it — now you don’t. Something is brewing on TikTok — and it could be the result of your morning cup of coffee. In other words, if you’ve ever gone to the bathroom and then looked into the ...

Poo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty ...

Breaking wind in public washrooms, the time you spend when taking a dump in the office toilet – all of it can become a point ...

If someone asked us at a social gathering, “How often do you poop?”, we would probably run away—we might even leave the event ...

FOR most people, the daily – or near-daily – ritual of going for a poo is not something they give a great deal of thought to.

A gastroenterologist highlights common bathroom habits that may silently harm gut health. From straining too hard and sitting ...

For many women, blood is the least of their period troubles. It is well known that menstruating can bring pain, cramping, acne, mood swings—but a lesser-known symptom is period poops. The toilet ...

A teenager has died after holding in bowel movements for up to two months, which caused her to have a heart attack. Emily Titterington, 16, suffered from toilet phobia which meant that she would ...

Everyone poops, but it turns out we don't all need to poop every day. That's a misconception, said gastroenterologist Dr. Folasade May, an associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at ...

Some toddlers find learning to pass stool without a diaper challenging. They may have had a large or painful bowel movement previously and be afraid to defecate again, so they begin withholding stool, ...