"Ghost poop" is a bowel movement that seemingly disappears without a trace after you flush the toilet. There’s no sign of it either in the toilet paper that you used to wipe your butt or in the toilet ...

Pooping the wrong way could give you cancer, according to one doctor. Daria Sadovskaya, 29, a nephrologist from Singapore, frequently shares her health knowledge on TikTok. In a video with over 26 ...

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 ...

Sometimes, people have poop that's so dark it looks black. It might also have a sticky consistency, like that of tar. If your poop is black, it might be due to a change in your diet, a new medicine ...

Pooping can have physiological and psychological effects that may feel pleasurable. Passing a bowel movement involves tension in certain muscles. Relaxing the muscles after a motion stimulates the ...

Problems with your pancreas, liver, or gallbladder can cause yellow poop. Yellow poop is normal in infants. If you have fat malabsorption, you may develop fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies, iron ...

Stool is normally brown due to the processes and chemical reactions that take place in your gut during digestion. Some health conditions, foods, and medications may change stool’s color. Poop’s brown ...

Holding in poop on occasion is not harmful, but doing this often can lead to constipation, impaction, inflammation, and more severe complications. People who hold in their poop too often may start to ...