Gastroenterologists share what your stool’s buoyancy can reveal about your digestion, diet, and overall health.

The urge to poop occurs when your rectum fills up, triggering receptors in the anus to signal the brain: go poop. The longer the stool sits in the rectum, the more water is absorbed from it, making it ...

I was halfway across the Queensboro Bridge when a not-so-unfamiliar feeling hit me: I had to take a shit. I was 1.5 miles into my run, and I had emptied the tank just before I left my apartment. As I ...

Throne, a startup based in Austin, has developed a toilet add-on that measures gut health through things like frequency, ...

The transplant of older poop actually seemed to boost the health of their ovaries. Consistently, young mice that received ...

Frequency is another important indicator of health. Most people poop once a day, but the NHS advises that it’s normal to defecate anywhere between three times a day and three times a week. Frequency, ...

Many people wake up with aching shoulders, stiff backs, or tired legs even on days when they did not exercise. There was no ...

Having to poop midrun happens more often than you might think (or hope). In fact, this experience is so common that there’s a term for it: runner’s diarrhea, a.k.a. runner’s trots. If you’ve had loose ...

Warm drinks, fiber, walking and belly massage are easy morning habits that help you poop. Talk with a health care provider if pooping is painful or difficult. “Constipation is one of the most common ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have such a minor question that I do not think you would want to publish it, but I've been curious for about 20 years. I am a healthy 77-year-old male without health issues. When I ...

3D printers are a feat of modern engineering. Yet, somehow, 3D printers have one major problem that has yet to be solved: they poop. I think a poop bucket (or poop chute) is one of, if not the most ...

But experts agree one of the most effective and sustainable solutions is surprisingly simple: eat more high-fiber f ...