No matter what kind of animal you are, chances are you’re going to have to poop at one point or another. After the body takes in food and it passes through the digestive system, the leftovers your ...

Children with functional constipation often report that they do not feel the urge to defecate. A recent study has used colonic manometry to show that these children are aware of the urge to defecate, ...

If you’re having a hard time sensing when you need to go to the bathroom or are chronically constipated, you should see a doctor. You may have a disorder involving your defecation (pooping) reflex.

I enjoyed Jason Bittel's article on sloths (23/30 December 2017, p 44). I was perplexed, however, by the statement that the reason sloths climb down to the forest floor to defecate, then bury the mess ...