These everyday habits could be undermining your pelvic floor muscles, increasing your risk for uncomfortable issues like ...

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 ...

For example, a person with pelvic floor dysfunction may not have sufficient strength to pass stool, slowing digestion and causing pebble poop. A doctor may recommend pelvic floor physical therapy.

Some people develop radiation proctitis during prostate and other pelvic-area cancer treatments. IBS often causes an excess of whitish mucus in the digestive system. Males tend to have IBS-related ...

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Black poop can be harmless, caused by certain foods or medications, or it can be a sign of melena, meaning there’s blood in your stool. Melena happens when bleeding occurs in the upper digestive tract ...

An OnlyFans model attended a vile Dubai 'Porta Potty' party just hours before she was reported missing, with her battered and bruised body dumped on the side of the road 10 days later. It's ...

You’ve probably seen those Squatty Potty devices and thought they looked ridiculous ... and in both cases, it’s caused by what we call a “pelvic floor spasm.” I’ve been seeing this in both sexes more ...

The physiological mechanisms that maintain continence are adequate strength in the pelvic floor muscles to hold back a bowel movement, adequate compliance of the rectum to be able to store stool ...