A little help from fiber can get things moving smoothly.

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 ...

Simple morning habits can go a long way in keeping your digestive system on track. Warm drinks, fiber, walking and belly massage are easy morning habits that help you poop. Talk with a health care ...

As spring break crowds swarm the Texas coast, most Gulf beaches are testing clean for fecal‑indicator bacteria. Still, a handful of sites around Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula are flashing ...

Brooke Shields recalled the kiss she shared with the late John F. Kennedy Jr. as “one of the best.” ...

John Calipari joked that there was an addendum to his contract that says he'll be responsible for cleaning bird poop off Nolan Richardson's statue.

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 ...

Inspired by children's music legend Raffi, Nashville Predators center Ryan O'Reilly is writing songs in the offseason about ...

While reversing some of these habits is a step in the right direction, small tweaks can help too—like shaking up your snack choices. Nuts may be small, but they pack anywhere be ...

A neurological disease spread by rats and other animals may have become established in San Diego County.

Unless drastic action is taken, Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations could be overshadowed by a rather odorous problem ...

This video examines how wombats produce cube-shaped feces, a rare phenomenon in the animal kingdom. It breaks down the unique elasticity patterns inside the wombat intestine that compress waste into ...