Black spots in your stool may be caused by eating certain foods like figs and spices or taking some medications. Black spots may also indicate bleeding in your gastrointestinal tract. Your stool is a ...

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It is important to think of constipation as a chronic condition, like asthma, where there is no cure but very good treatment in the form of long-term stool softeners to manage the illness. Children ...

Gut experts are warning against ignoring long-term constipation after the common problem saw a woman unable to go to the bathroom for four months, increasing the risk of deadly bowel cancer. Doctors ...

Question: Hi Dr Zac, my mother can be quite overbearing at times, but her worst trait is her to-the-minute tracking of my bowel movements. She is terrified of anyone in the family being constipated.