Chronic constipation is more common than many people realise. It affects about one in ten adults worldwide and can significantly affect quality of life. Many people struggle with hard stools, ...

All dog owners will assess the consistency of their dogs’ stools daily while picking them up. If you have a dog with soft ...

“There’s a whole host of symptoms, but the problem is that they all cross over with other less serious problems, such as haemorrhoids or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), so people often ignore or ...

Warning: This article contains discussion of cancer which some readers may find distressing. An expert has revealed the five ...

As with many people from my generation, for me Dawson’s Creek was one of those must-watch programmes, so I was shocked to read that James Van Der Beek had died from bowel cancer. The shock was on a ...

A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at ...

“The best way to avoid hemorrhoids is to drink a lot of fluids, have a diet high in fiber, exercise, and avoid excessive ...

Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one tumor the size of a golf ball.

There’s a useful chart that can help you determine if your stool falls into a healthy or not-so-healthy category.

Jane Locke, 66, from Hampshire, first noticed something wasn't right in January 2021 but blamed her symptoms on haemorrhoids.