Ditch tobacco and limit alcohol. Smoking is strongly associated with colon cancer, says Lenz, so quitting tobacco is vital to ...

Think of your gut like that one nosy neighbor; it’s always collecting data, and it knows things. While everyone poops, not ...

Scientists at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of Delaware have discovered a surprisingly simple explanation for how our bodies stay so ...

IBS is also known as spastic colon, irritable colon, mucous colitis, and spastic colitis. It is a separate condition from inflammatory bowel disease and isn’t related to other bowel conditions.

Forgive us the indelicate question, but how often do you poop? A study in Cell Reports Medicine found the answer can reveal clues to your overall health, specifically the state of your microbiome-the ...

Computer-generated image showing how cells in the human colon renew and organize over time, based on mathematical modeling.