(aquaArts Studio/iStock/Getty Images Plus) How often you empty your bowels may reveal more about what lives inside your gut ...
Giant migrating contractions (GMCs) are powerful waves of colonic movement that propel intestinal contents toward the anus ...
Two recently published studies have found that defecation before exercise may lead to smarter decisions and improved sports performance, meaning that defecation may have important implications not ...
As a result of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients may have a partial or complete loss of the sensations of defecation. To compensate this impairment, nurses initiate bowel management programs.