If you’ve never heard of the Bristol Stool Chart, you may not know that there are actually several different types of poop. And while discussing your pooping habits might be taboo—sometimes it’s ...

Pooping is an essential part of the digestive process, but everyone’s bowel habits are slightly different. Some people might poop every day, while others go just a few times a week. What’s important ...

It's not unusual to take a peek in the toilet after you've gone number two—in fact, doctors encourage it. “Your bowel movements are the only real marker you have about what your GI health is like,” ...

Having clay-colored or light-colored stool just once, or every now and then, isn't usually a concern. But a consistently pale or light poop color may be a sign of a serious medical condition like ...

People go to many extremes to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but generating green stool shouldn't be one of them. Your morning trip to the bathrooom revealed you may have had one too many green beers ...

Amelia Ti is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) based in NYC. She completed her Bachelor's in Nutrition & Dietetics at NYU and Master's in Applied ...

You probably don’t think of your poop as art or a book, but each time you finish doing your, um, business, your fecal matter tells a story. That’s because we are what we eat, and whatever we eat ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In addition to being able to describe your stool to a doctor, it's helpful to have a general idea of the ...