A few months ago, I noticed I felt more sluggish than usual when it came to using the bathroom. Let me be frank: Things were not smooth sailing with my bowels. After getting firsthand feedback and ...

Talking about poop (stool), especially its colour and consistency, is not really one of the most comfortable dinner-table ...

Doctors are warning that certain stool shapes like narrow poop could be a sign of colon cancer. Typically, a healthy number two is shaped like a sausage and is either thin or covered with cracks on ...

A 24 - year - old British man who had been suffering from chronic constipation for a long time suffered sudden abdominal pain and diarrhea one day and visited an emergency outpatient at a local ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Caffeine makes the colon more active, which can lead to needing to poop after drinking coffee.Coffee releases hormones that signal the colon to ...