Ignoring urges, irregular toilet timing, prolonged sitting or poor posture often cause constipation, even if your diet and water intake are fine.

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.

Shy bowel syndrome, or parcopresis, is an anxiety-related condition that makes it difficult to defecate outside the home. It ...

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.

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 ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Proctalgia fugax causes short ...

Mast cell activation syndrome is a condition that causes mast cells to release an inappropriate amount of chemicals into your body. This causes allergy symptoms and a wide range of other symptoms.

Although hemorrhoids are usually harmless, some worry that they may be a sign of cancer. While certain symptoms of ...

Rectal cancer is a cancer deriving from abnormal cell growth in the lining or epithelium of the rectum. Rectal and colorectal tumours are genetically considered to be the same cancer. Rectal cancer is ...