Once upon a time, talking about poop might have seemed gauche or even crass. Nowadays, it’s a sign that you’re tapped into your overall wellness—and if you’re keeping tabs on poop consistency or shape ...

When you’ve taken up permanent residency on your toilet thanks to diarrhea, you might start to wonder how normal your poop explosion really is. Sure, everyone has diarrhea from time to time, but when ...

What Is the Bristol Stool Scale? Your poop offers clues about your health. But how can you describe your bowel movements (BMs) to your doctor without bringing in a sample? You and your doctor can use ...

Ever wondered why your poop is rock-hard one week and soupy the next? And what that might tell you about your gut health? There’s a scale for that. Known as the Bristol Stool Scale, it’s a simple way ...

Sometimes the urge to poop disappears and it can be frustrating. Here's the science behind why that happens and if it's normal. Sometimes nature calls at unexpected times. (Yes, we’re talking about ...

On the gut health side of TikTok there's a genre of videos where people jokingly celebrate having a "ghost poop" -- a bowel ...

What Is Diarrhea With Mucus? Your intestines normally produce mucus to keep your colon moist. Mucus has the consistency of jelly. A small amount of mucus in your poop is normal, but sometimes it could ...