WHEN Ciára McManigan was given “48 hours to live” she thought back to her GP telling her she just had a case of piles. “My ...

Your bowels play a vital role in maintaining overall health, yet they are often overlooked until something goes wrong. The digestive system, particularly the colon, not only processes waste but also ...

Digestive health is a crucial aspect of our overall well-being, but it’s often taken for granted until something goes wrong. We’ve all experienced that uncomfortable feeling of sluggish bowels, but ...

However, it's not just the colour that could sound an alarm - the shape of your poo might also indicate a health issue. Thin, ...

The Squatty Potty encourages a more natural squatting position for easier bowel movements. It’s easy to use and supports more effective bowel movements with less straining. Eating enough fiber, ...

As that one very famous and very wise saying goes: “Everybody poops.” It’s a fact of life, even if poop is kind of… really gross. We often don’t like to think about how our digestive system works, ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in Applied ...

If you take a look at the Bristol Stool Scale, a visual chart that classifies bowel movements, ghost poops qualify as a Type ...

In today’s fast-paced environment, many office workers are falling prey to an increasingly common phenomenon known as ‘voluntary withholding’ where the natural urge to go to the toilet is ignored.

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 ...

If you're like most people, you probably don't give much thought to your bladder or bowel function unless something goes wrong. Unfortunately, though, these types of dysfunctions are common among ...