Sometimes, people have poop that's so dark it looks black. It might also have a sticky consistency, like that of tar. If your poop is black, it might be due to a change in your diet, a new medicine ...

Your poop is basically a daily health report, and the clues are all there, shape, colour, smell, consistency, and how often ...

You might pass a large stool after eating a big meal. But if it occurs with other symptoms, such as pain or going a few days without pooping, the cause may be another health condition. We’ve all been ...

Your poop can tell you a lot about your health. Red in the bowl—which can signal anything from hemorrhoids to colon cancer—is a known red flag. But what if the color is just fine, but it doesn't ...

Odds are you have some sort of routine or designated time when you know you have to poop. For some, it's first thing in the morning after a cup of coffee. For others, it's more about the place. So if ...

Pooping a lot during your period is common. It’s typically related to your changing hormones. Your menstrual cycle can also affect the smell and texture of your stool. Oh yeah — period poop is totally ...

Pooping can have physiological and psychological effects that may feel pleasurable. Passing a bowel movement involves tension in certain muscles. Relaxing the muscles after a motion stimulates the ...

"Ghost poop" is a bowel movement that seemingly disappears without a trace after you flush the toilet. There’s no sign of it either in the toilet paper that you used to wipe your butt or in the toilet ...

Susan Freinkel is the author of "Plastic: A Toxic Love Story" and "American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree." She has also written for the New York Times, Discover, ...

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, ...

The poop may not have hit the fan. But it looks like poop spray did hit the air conditioning system at West Florence High School in South Carolina. A 32-year-old teaching assistant named Alexander ...

Kristin Hostetter is the Head of Sustainability at Outside Interactive, Inc. and the resident sustainability columnist on Outside Online. Hostetter has worked as a journalist in the outdoor industry ...