Constipation isn't just the occasional "off" day. Doctors define it as fewer than three bowel movements a week, stools that are hard or lumpy, or straining to pass them. But it's worth spelling out, ...

Indian patients struggling with long-standing constipation may now have a new treatment option. Pharma giant Dr Reddy’s Laboratories launched Colozo, a drug containing linaclotide, on Tuesday. It is ...

Compared with using stool softeners, taking lubiprostone was significantly associated with lower risks of a composite adverse kidney outcome and steeper eGFR decline. The risk for kidney function ...

When it comes to ranking the scariest phrases in the English language, “blood in the stool” is right up there. But is it always a harbinger of a serious health condition, or can it be a sign of ...

Blood in your stool has many possible causes and most are not related to cancer. That’s why it’s important to know what might cause it and what to look for. Most of the time, blood in stool can be ...

A WOMAN was left with a stomach "like clay" after suffering from a common condition for four months. Medics who examined the 25-year-old "left indents" on her stomach while pressing on it. The unnamed ...

Sometimes the instructions for collecting stool samples can be very confusing. What foods should you eat and which should you avoid? The recommended diet before collecting a stool sample varies ...

Stool, or poop, should typically resemble the size of a sausage link or snake, but it's normal for the shape to change occasionally. Your stool may sometimes have a smaller diameter or be narrower due ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

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Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...