Hundreds of people across 17 states have been sickened by the parasitic infection, often transmitted by consuming produce contaminated with human feces.

Doctors share the ideal time everyone should be spending on the toilet — and what you can do to improve your bowel health.

The digestive system breaks down everything you eat and drink to absorb nutrients and make the energy your body needs. Whatever solids can’t be broken down and used get excreted as poop. Poop comes in ...

If there was one word you wouldn’t want to hear in front of the word “diarrhea,” it’d be “explosive.” Unfortunately, it’s a ...

Poo-phoria is for real. GI docs explain why, plus RD-approved tips to get things moving.

Your bathroom schedule might say more about your health than you think. A growing body of research suggests that how often, and when, you have a bowel movement could work as a simple window into your ...

Everybody poops. But did you realize the shape, size, smell, and frequency of your stool can say a lot about your overall health? Gastroenterologist John Pohl, MD, shares what a healthy poop should ...

If you haven’t pooped in days, you might find yourself praying for any sort of bowel movement—well, except diarrhea. And if you’re dealing with a seemingly unending flow of shitty lava, you’re ...

You and your poop go way back, so it’s kinda jarring when your number-two experience is suddenly way different than usual. And, if it’s diarrhea you’re having, it straight-up sucks. When diarrhea ...

A passenger suffering from severe diarrhea forced Delta Air Lines Flight 194 (not the one pictured here) to turn around in the air and return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) ...

It’s that time of year when patients in my gastroenterology clinic tell me about their exciting summer plans — and the dreaded scenarios that accompany them. After a long hiatus from travel, they can ...