Defecation is often never spoken about in public, but the process is extremely integral to digestive wellness and function.

FOR most people, the daily – or near-daily – ritual of going for a poo is not something they give a great deal of thought to.

One of the challenges in addressing constipation is defining it clearly. Bowel habits vary widely between individuals, and daily bowel movements are not the only marker of digestive health.

Reading, scrolling the phone, not sitting in the right posture, trying to forcibly move bowels… all harms the system in the long run, shared Dr Sethi.

She was shocked to be diagnosed with rectal cancer at 29 and had her reproductive organs temporarily moved out of her pelvis to be able to become pregnant after treatment.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

The type of suppository you need—rectal, vaginal, or urethral—depends on your condition. Suppositories deliver medications directly into your body to treat conditions like constipation or vaginal ...