Laxatives are substances that either loosen stool or stimulate a bowel movement. They can also accelerate intestinal transit, ...

According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, octopuses poop from their siphon or funnel, a large, tube-like structure they also ...

In a study being published today in Cell, the scientists present a method that can simultaneously identify, through testing a stool sample, all the proteins in the intestine – including those from ...

Perfumers covet a rare kind of whale poop known as ambergris. Though it develops in the intestine of sperm whales, it produces a prized scent used in high-end fragrances. Following is the ...

Prolonged constipation can result in an intestinal obstruction or blockage. It can also cause fecal impaction, in which hard stool becomes stuck in the rectum, preventing the person from passing ...

What's left in the digestive tract passes into the large intestine, where it's eaten by billions of harmless bacteria and mixed with dead cells to form solid feces. Water is reabsorbed into the ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related ... The parasite's eggs are passed in infected people's feces; the eggs can end up contaminating soil if a person defecates ...

To compensate, they eat their poop after its first trip through their intestines. This first poo is called a cecotrope and is high in protein and vitamins. By digesting their poop a second time ...

Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat passes through four tubes: the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also called the ...

A colonoscopy is a test to diagnose the problems of the large intestine. When do you need a colonoscopy? If you have altered bowel habits. Loose stools not improving even after four weeks of ...