Chronic constipation, if neglected, can cause serious complications like piles, fissures, and impaction.

Your boss has heaped a whole lot of work in your lap, the daycare just called to tell you that your toddler has a runny nose and has to be picked up, you’ve run out of milk and toilet paper at home, ...

Discover the surprising link between gut health and your heart, how chronic constipation increases cardiovascular risk, and ...

Question: I have had a problem with constipation for as long as I can remember. I would so love to be normal. What can I do? — J.G., Lodi, Calif. Answer: Go look in your medicine cabinet: ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Older women bothered by severe, chronic constipation may have a higher risk of heart disease than those who aren't, according to a U.S. study of older women. While the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's some evidence that fiber supplements may help children with chronic constipation, but little support for other non-drug remedies, a new research review concludes.

Blood in your stool may be due to a number of factors, such as straining to poop, anal fissures, and hemorrhoids. Treatment depends on the specific cause of your constipation and bleeding. Many people ...

Having clean bowel movements is an essential part of being healthy. However, not everyone effortlessly goes through the regular process. Only taking laxatives and adding more fibre to the diet without ...

One in three children who live with ongoing constipation also develop a urinary tract infection. It is a statistic that ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Donohue • My grandson, my only grandchild, has had a constipation problem since his birth. He is 6 months old now. My ...