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If you notice blood in the toilet bowl or on your toilet paper after a bowel movement, you may be concerned. There are many reasons your stool could contain blood, and while most causes are fairly ...

The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 150,000 people will receive a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2025, and factors like gender, age, and family health history can increase your risk ...

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Stools, or poop, usually sink to the bottom of the toilet, but sometimes, they can float. If your poop never sinks to the bottom of the toilet bowl, you may have too much gas in your intestines.‌ ...

Having trouble on the toilet? No shame—it’s pretty normal. About 15 percent of Americans live with chronic constipation. It’s particularly common in kids: As much as 30 percent of them suffer from it.

Might as well flush those soft gels down the toilet — because they’re not helping you flush anything else down there. If you’ve turned to stool softeners to help with constipation but haven’t found ...

If you have ulcerative colitis, you might see blood and mucus in your poop when you have a flare-up. It shows up most often in very loose, watery stools. This bloody diarrhea tends to happen with ...

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