I knew I was kind of a guinea pig, but the only other option was staying at home, and I wasn’t going to make it,” Tim Story ...
New research shows that a combined effort of mailing stool-based tests and providing patient navigation to follow-up ...
A simple stool test may reveal why some people are sensitive to food emulsifiers such as CMC, offering insights into IBD risk ...
Jessica Wozniak thought that some of the symptoms of norovirus were lingering. They were signs of Stage 4 colon cancer.
At 35, Katie Dutton is already a rectal cancer survivor, an ordeal that started with seemingly benign symptoms doctors ...
The day before your colonoscopy, your doctor will likely recommend you start following a clear-liquid diet. This means ...
Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Intussusception happens when a part of your intestines folds back on itself. Around 90% of ...
New research shows that fecal transplants may boost the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors.
The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14) is ...
Orange stools can be caused by foods that are orange in color (either natural or artificial color, which tends to last much longer and have deeper color). Orange poop can also happen after taking ...
Swallows a non-food solid object Adult suspects an object was swallowed Includes object found in the stool with no history of it being swallowed. Sometimes, a young child swallows an object when no ...