Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

Kombucha might help relieve constipation by promoting more frequent bowel movements. Drinking fermented kombucha too quickly or in large amounts may cause diarrhea. It's generally safe for most people ...

“Ghost poops” might sound like an inherently scary type of bowel movement, but according to gastroenterologists, they’re actually quite healthy. Ghost poops are bowel movements that leave no skid ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Qin Rao, MD, is a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Kate McMahon was finishing her science degree she found herself with the odd task of moving wombat poo around, to see how the ...

Most people have a preferred way of communication—phone, text, email—but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying information. The Australian marsupial communicates by … there's no delicate ...

The cultures of the world have many Christmas traditions, from raising a carp in your bathtub to watching one specific 1958 Donald Duck cartoon. But did you know about the Catalonian custom of Tió de ...

With the holiday season in full swing, there's a good chance you've got at least one White Elephant, Secret Santa or other gift exchange to shop for this year, if not more. If that's the case, and you ...

Poo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty pooping when you’re not at home. The Germans have given a name to this ...

Christmas Eve is the busiest night of the year for Santa, and he appreciates the treats children leave for him. But the idea that Santa should get milk and cookies is mostly limited to the United ...

IT WAS WORN BY MAYS. WELL, THERE IS A FUN EVENT TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. THE 42ND ANNUAL SANTA PARADE IS COMING UP SATURDAY, AND IT IS FREE TO ATTEND. THIS PARADE ...