The 3 dangers of ‘parcopresis’ that prevents up to 1 in 7 pooing – after girl, 16, dies of heart attack

FOR most people, the daily – or near-daily – ritual of going for a poo is not something they give a great deal of thought to.

What is ‘shy bowel syndrome’? The real reason you can only poo at home

Poo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty ...
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Household and environmental determinants of faecal contamination in groundwater-sourced drinking water: a path analysis study in urban and rural Indonesia in 2020

Objectives This study investigates how environmental and household variables relate to groundwater quality in Indonesia. Design The research uses data from the 2020 Cross-sectional Household Drinking ...
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Faecal calprotectin indicates intestinal inflammation in COVID-19

Correspondence to Professor Herbert Tilg, Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck 6020, Austria; ...
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The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory

Correspondence to Dr Horace R T Williams, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK; h.williams{at}imperial.ac.uk; Dr ...
BMJ

Prevalence rates for constipation and faecal and urinary incontinence

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence rates for constipation and faecal and urinary incontinence in children attending primary care clinics in the United States. Methods: Retrospective review of case ...