"If I would have known that so many young people were getting diagnosed with colon cancer, I would have taken the symptom ...

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Q: I was diagnosed with diverticulitis, which caused a bowel perforation. I had a sigmoidectomy, no problem, and a resection.

You may not always peek into the toilet after you’ve used it, but the appearance of your poop can tell you a lot about your bowel health. No one type of poop is the gold standard — normal bowel ...

Anxiety can trigger digestive issues like diarrhea or constipation due to the connection between the gut and the brain, where stress hormones and neurotransmitters affect gut motility. Soothing your ...

Scientists at UNIGE have created an artificial intelligence method that can diagnose colorectal cancer by analyzing the gut ...

Green stool can be alarming. Often, it is due to diet like leafy greens or food coloring. However, persistent green stool may ...

Researchers have developed a non-invasive stool test that detects colorectal cancer with nearly 90% accuracy by analyzing gut ...

Blue is far from the usual stool color, but it isn’t usually a cause for concern. Most of the time, blue stool is due to blue pigments or dyes that come out when your food is digested. If you take a ...