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

Pain when you poop isn't something you "just have to live with." It's a symptom of another health issue, and you can treat most of them easily. If you have trouble on the toilet, it helps to learn the ...

Everyone has had at least one or two bathroom trips that were less than comfortable. Sometimes the discomfort is a little cramping or gas. Other times, it could be that you have indigestion. Pain when ...

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Paradoxical diarrhea, or overflow diarrhea, is when you have constipation and diarrhea at the same time. It happens when watery stool leaks around a fecal impaction (hardened piece of stool stuck in ...

Doctors said average people do not have 5 to 15 pounds of stool "stuck" in their gut, despite claims circulating on social media. The cells that form the lining of the intestine regenerate ...

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, ...