In recent years, people have started to take health more seriously, but many still ignore the signals their own body sends ...

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer for how often you should poop, but when it comes to what color your stool should be, expert consensus is much narrower. And deviations from it can be a cause for ...

Prioritizing good health starts with tuning in to the subtle signals our bodies send us every day. Among these signals, one of the most commonly overlooked—and often avoided—topics is stool. Though it ...

Different stool colors can mean different things, mostly depending on what you’ve eaten. You’d probably notice if your poop is a different hue than normal. But what does it mean if it’s green? What ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor of ...