Starting a diet is exciting, but for many people, it comes with an unexpected side effect, and that is constipation. Any ...

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We spend a lot of time thinking about the difficult people in our lives—the friend who can't take feedback, the partner who always has to be right, the coworker who turns everything into a fight. But ...

Giant migrating contractions (GMCs) are powerful waves of colonic movement that propel intestinal contents toward the anus and are essential for defecation. Yet despite their physiological importance, ...

This smart and funny debut guide from gastroenterologist Pasricha teaches readers the fundamentals of gut health. During her medical training, Pasricha came to realize that “people quite simply do not ...

“It started becoming a thing, like ‘oh it’s your turn, like it’s your turn to clean it,’” Roul's Deli's owner told PEOPLE of the defecation issue. Roul's Deli/Instagram A restaurant is putting up a ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Whether you call it the runs or the trots, being backed up or bunged up, irregular bowel movements are no joke. There’s no silver lining to pooping too much or too little, and no bright side to the ...

Microsoft’s MSFT-0.63%decrease; red down pointing triangle Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the ...

Most people don’t often talk about their bowel habits, but how often we go to the bathroom can actually reveal a lot about how our digestive system is working. When the gut doesn’t move things along ...