Though it's not fun to talk about, this is what gastroenterologists want you to know about your bowel movements.

Think of your gut like that one nosy neighbor; it’s always collecting data, and it knows things. While everyone poops, not ...

People living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) know it is a highly unpleasant chronic condition that can trigger abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation. Here, experts will unravel the mysteries ...

If your loved one has several days of constipation and no bowel movements, then begins to have diarrhea, they may have an impaction. It can also cause belly pain, especially after meals, ...

Sometimes, the bowel movement we sense coming isn’t poop at all — it’s gas. You may feel the sensation of needing to go No. 2, sit on the toilet, and try to push but nothing comes out, ...

In a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 154 patients with opioid-induced constipation (i.e., no bowel movement for 48 hours) and advanced medical illness were randomly ...

Doc: Frequent bowel movements with no pain preferable. Keith Roach. To Your Health. View Comments. Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old female in good health. I am 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weigh ...

Within 15-45 minutes of eating, I have urgent, explosive bowel movements. These bowel movements usually happen after my first meal, but often they continue throughout the day.

One or two bowel movements a day keep the doc away, study shows Find out what’s new on ST website and app. Demographically, younger people, women and those with a lower body mass index tended to ...