There’s a useful chart that can help you determine if your stool falls into a healthy or not-so-healthy category.

Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory condition in which feces collect and cause pressure to build up within the colon. It can lead to complications such as rupture without treatment. Chronic ...

Colon cancer can be found in a few ways, including a digital rectal exam and a fecal occult blood test. There is also the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old male in excellent health. I’ve had a colonoscopy every five years following my first in my mid-50s, in which five benign polyps were found. I was told colonoscopies ...

A painless spot of blood may seem harmless—yet it could be colon cancer’s first quiet signal, long before serious symptoms appear. Read on to know more. TheHealthSite.com ...

Ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD, can change how your stool looks, smells, and feels. Learn what UC poop looks like during a ...

Colon cancer develops from polyps in the colon or rectum, often taking years to show symptoms. Rectal bleeding is the key ...

Each year, close to 2 million people around the world are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and roughly 935,000 people die from it. Scientists say they have developed a new stool test that is more ...

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men under 50 in the United States, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.