Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

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

Constipation in babies is common but usually temporary. Gentle remedies like tummy massage, bicycle legs, hydration, and fiber-rich foods can help.

Now scientists in Japan believe they may have discovered an important reason why some constipation treatments do not work.

The popular 1990s drink is enjoying something of a resurgence as interest in the microbiome grows, but how good for our gut is it really?

A woman in her 40s was diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer seven months after giving birth. She initially mistook the ...

Recognising these subtle body changes can lead to an earlier diagnosis, when treatment is more likely to be successful ...

Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for people under 50, and researchers are scrambling to understand why rectal cases ...

Every dog owner has done it. You pick it up. You squint at it. You think, "Is that… normal?" And then you immediately wish you had never looked that closely in the first place. But here's the truth.

Two mucus-degrading gut bacteria may be quietly drying out the colon, triggering chronic constipation that doesn’t respond to usual treatments.

Constipation is often treated as a simple plumbing problem, too little movement, too much delay. But emerging research suggests that, in some people, the culprit may not be sluggish muscles or faulty ...