Cheddar. Blue. Goat. Americans love cheese. In fact, over the last 40 years, average daily consumption has doubled from 0.36 cups to 0.74 cups per person, according to a recent report published by the ...

If you’ve been thinking about trying Ozempic for diabetes management or weight loss, you might have heard some chatter about its digestive side effects. But does Ozempic cause constipation? Or ...

The authors make the point that bowel functions in general are associated with a lot of health outcomes. Direct association would be somebody with severe constipation, or the long term can be and ...

Magnesium citrate, while generally safe, can cause side effects such as diarrhea, stomach pain, dehydration, nausea and ...

Antibiotics can cause many side effects. In some cases, this may include constipation. The risk of constipation depends on the specific antibiotic a person takes and other individual risk factors.

Paradoxical diarrhea happens when loose, watery stool finds a way around hardened, impacted stool in your colon and leaks from your anus. Also called overflow diarrhea, it’s often a symptom of a type ...

Gassy poop can happen when your digestive system is backed up from constipation or you have diarrhea caused by food intolerance or infection. It can also simply occur when you eat certain foods.

Everyone experiences digestive problems now and then, and they’re nobody’s idea of a good time. In a survey of nearly 72,000 adults in the U.S., 61% reported having had at least one gastrointestinal ...

Period poops are changes in your typical bowel habits that occur during your period, likely due to hormonal shifts but sometimes due to diet changes, lifestyle factors like stress, or an underlying ...

Q: I suffered with both constipation and diarrhea for 56 years. The pain was terrible, and the onset of an episode would throw me into a panic attack. There were times I ended up passing blood. Then ...

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