I’ve heard that going once a day is normal, but is it bad if I poop every few days? Should I be concerned if my poop is sometimes a strange color? What’s really “normal” for bowel movements? A general ...

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 ...

Recent research has uncovered how bowel movement frequency can serve as a vital indicator of digestive and overall health. While it is often an overlooked topic in health discussions, the frequency of ...

Everyone poops, but it turns out we don't all need to poop every day. That's a misconception, said gastroenterologist Dr. Folasade May, an associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at ...

You might go number 2 first thing in the morning, after lunch or later in the day. Everyone has their own pooping schedule, and that’s completely normal. But you might wonder if there's actually an ...