“Give yourself ample time after meals (usually around 30 minutes) to have access to a bathroom,” Reardon said. “Eating food ...

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Researchers at King’s College London have created new dietary guidelines for adults with chronic constipation, finding that eating these two foods — and washing them down with the right drink — could ...

Constipation can be a literal pain, but there are home remedies you can try to get things moving again. Drinking coffee or prune juice, enjoying kiwis and doing belly massages are just some options ...

The time you spend on the pot can offer health clues, says an expert doctor on what's normal, what's not, and why it matters.

Everyone dreads the explosive horrors of diarrhea, but the reverse—trouble pooping—can be just as unpleasant. “Constipation is often the butt of jokes, but for those who live with it, it’s far from ...

If you’ve ever been struck by urgent signals from your bowels in the middle of a work meeting, a first date, or a milestone event, it may have felt like the worst possible time to need to go. You ...