Most vegans are happy to list the reasons why a plant-based diet is superior. Going strictly animal-free can reduce one's carbon footprint, cut the risk for cancer and chronic diseases, prevent animal ...

MEDFORD, Ma — A hundred trillion bacteria live inside your gut, some good, some bad. When patients take antibiotics for infections, sometimes they fail to work; good bacteria gets killed off while bad ...

Exciting news is afoot in the world of medical poop. Researchers have developed a new treatment for those suffering from Clostridium difficile, or C. difficile, that puts gut-saving bacteria in a pill ...

How often you poop is not the same for everyone, and the idea that daily bowel movements are the only healthy pattern is a ...

“The next-gen DNA sequencing is turning out to be a Swiss Army knife for all kinds of bio analysis,” Raymond McCauley, the head of Singularity University’s genetics track, joked recently. As ...

Foul-smelling stool is commonly linked to fat malabsorption in the gut * Pancreatic and colorectal cancers can disrupt ...

Holding in poop on occasion is not harmful, but doing this often can lead to constipation, impaction, inflammation, and more severe complications. People who hold in their poop too often may start to ...

It's a fact of life that everyone poops. In fact, regularly emptying your bowels is pretty much a prerequisite for good health. With that in mind, imagine all the problems that could arise if you were ...