Your poop reveals key clues about your health — here are a few red flags to keep an eye on.

In recent years, people have started to take health more seriously, but many still ignore the signals their own body sends ...

Four gastroenterologists talked to Medscape Medical News about the importance of taking common gut complaints seriously — ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in Applied ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

Paradoxical diarrhea happens when loose, watery stool finds a way around hardened, impacted stool in your colon and leaks from your anus. Also called overflow diarrhea, it’s often a symptom of a type ...

Loose and watery stools are a common symptom of rotavirus, which may also have a distinct, foul-smelling odor. Rotavirus stool may appear green, yellow, or brown in color. Rotavirus is a virus that ...

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study appearing in ...

A stool that looks like currant jelly can indicate a bowel disorder called intussusception. However, bloody mucus in the stool may also be a sign of other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel ...