If the thought of answering nature’s call in your office’s communal bathroom makes you break out in a sweat, you’re far from alone. Surveys show that a third of employees are scared to poop on the job ...

Pooping is a normal physical response to eating, called the gastrocolic reflex. Certain foods or activities can trigger a faster gastrocolic reflex. A frequent urgent or painful need to poop after ...

For many people, it can be hard to go. The American College of Gastroenterology says constipation is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal-related complaints in the U.S. and Western countries, ...

If you’ve ever been struck by urgent signals from your bowels in the middle of a work meeting, a first date, or a milestone event, it may have felt like the worst possible time to need to go. You ...