National data from Oshi Health reveals that 50% of Americans have gut issues, but a majority simply think treatable symptoms are normal and don’t want to talk about them Registered Dietitian Quote ...

The urge to poop occurs when your rectum fills up, triggering receptors in the anus to signal the brain: go poop. The longer the stool sits in the rectum, the more water is absorbed from it, making it ...

If you've ever entered your favorite bookstore, set for some quality time looking for your next read only to be beset with an urge, you're not alone.

Phase 3b LUCENT-URGE is the first study in inflammatory bowel disease to assess bowel urgency across three measures — severity, frequency and stool deferral time — reflecting the spectrum of its ...

Gastroenterologists share what your stool’s buoyancy can reveal about your digestion, diet, and overall health.

Something strange is happening inside hardware stores across the world, prompting health experts to weigh in on the bizarre phenomenon. Shoppers are reporting a sudden and unexplained urge to go to ...

A little help from fiber can get things moving smoothly.

Whether you call it poop, No. 2 or a bowel movement, it’s about time we got more comfortable talking about it. As the kids’ book taught us: Everyone Poops. Our stool can share secrets about everything ...

For most people, talking about poop is uncomfortable, but if you live with ulcerative colitis (UC), a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it’s unavoidable — and it’s a crucial part of disease ...