Stool can become impacted, or stuck, in your colon, blocking waste from leaving the body. This often causes pain and bloating. Treatment can include laxatives or procedures to remove the stool. When ...

Paradoxical diarrhea (overflow diarrhea) occurs when you are constipated, but watery stool leaks out around the hard feces. Symptoms that include abdominal pain, cramping, and rectal pain or bleeding ...

Harmony Allison, MD, is a gastroenterologist and Associate Chief of Gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center, where she specializes in constipation, IBD, GERD, Celiac disease, and other ...

Digestive health rarely dominates health headlines, yet irregular bowel movements pose serious risks that millions of Americans face daily. Medical professionals increasingly recognize that consistent ...

Stool withholding is a common cause of constipation in children. Learn common reasons a child may avoid going to the bathroom ...