Most healthy adults have between three bowel movements per day and three per week, with consistency and ease of passage being ...

Pooping too often, or not often enough, may put you at risk for developing chronic disease, a new study shows. Having a bowel movement once or twice a day is associated with better health, according ...

In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links. Being chronically constipated, defined by the authors as having a bowel movement ...

Colleen Stinchcombe is a health, environment, and outdoor recreation writer based near Seattle, WA. In addition to Health, her work has been published by SELF, Outside Online, Sierra Magazine, Lonely ...

The human body is designed to function smoothly, but sometimes we unknowingly put it under unnecessary stress. One such instance is straining during bowel movements. While it might seem like a minor ...

You may wonder if rubbing your fists together for constipation really works if you have seen a certain viral TikTok post. In 2021, a TikTok user made a catchy video that explains a supposed quick fix ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic relapsing gastrointestinal disorder, and is predominant in younger and middle-aged adults. IBS gradually declines with increasing age of the population, ...

Suzanne Mahady does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The FDA expands use of linaclotide to children as young as age 7 years with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C ...