When it comes to going No. 2, we all want things to flow smoothly. But if you’ve ever experienced irregular bowel movements, you know how disruptive it can be to your quality of life. Constipation, ...

Everyone has wondered at some point if they are “going” often enough. For some, it is a daily routine; for others, it happens every few days. According to a peer-reviewed study published in the ...

Get ready—we need to talk about something a bit, um, off-color right now. “Poop!” says Parsley Health nutritionist Adrienne Dowd, with enough enthusiasm to warrant an exclamation point. “It’s ...

While normal bathroom habits can be different from person to person, there is a hard rule about how long to spend on the toilet — and when you should give up. A healthy bowel movement should only take ...

On a special episode (first released on March 27, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: We eat for a variety of reasons, most importantly to sustain life. Unsurprisingly, the decisions we make about what we ...

Your poop reveals key clues about your health — here are a few red flags to keep an eye on.

Dr Salhab explains gastrocolic reflex, and how to trigger it on purpose every morning. Warm beverage, some food, and right exercise does the trick.

After trying several fruits and a succulent/herb known to induce the do(o doo), one stands out. Plus, one daily breakfast meal has proven to be even more consistently effective than our test items.

Prunes are the best dried fruits to eat to help prevent and recover from constipation. They are packed with fiber, sorbitol and polyphenols, which all help stimulate healthy digestion. Other factors, ...