Sean Gibbons, a microbiologist at the Institute for Systems Biology, joins The Excerpt to discuss what bowel movements reveal ...

One increasingly recognized approach to addressing IBS involves pelvic floor therapy. This form of physical therapy targets ...

Laxatives work by stimulating the bowel muscles with irritants. However, when they are used repeatedly, the muscles build up a tolerance and larger quantities of the irritants are needed to get ...

In these circumstances, the stool moves more slowly through the digestive tract, partly due to weakened abdominal muscles.

A type of immune cell found in people with allergies—known as mast cells—can affect the bowels. These cells can contribute to ...

the muscle that controls the passage of the bowel movement might be getting a little bit weak. And when that occurs, there can be leakage. It occurs in many people, particularly women as they get ...