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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Yes. A giant inflatable colon will grace Freedom Plaza Friday, and visitors will be able to walk right through it. It’s not a gag that’s one month too early, but a way to kick off ...

Chico – The greatest barrier to colon health is social unease when it comes to talking about intestines and bowels. That’s how Dr. Doug Matthews sees it as a colorectal surgeon at Enloe Medical Center ...

Colon cancer and IBS are common health problems that share some symptoms, such as excessive gas, constipation, and abdominal pain. Because there is often overlap in symptoms, it can be hard to know ...

At 34, Josh Herting led a healthy lifestyle but noticed blood in his stool. He was proactive and got a colonoscopy, which came back positive for colon cancer. He's sharing his story to help raise ...

For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the condition was serious. But when the man arrived at a hospital with severe ...

Senior physicians have warned that the common habit of deliberately holding stool for long periods poses serious health risks, stressing that repeated delays interfere with the body’s natural bowel ...