Black poop can be caused by foods or medications. Stool may also be black becasue of blood in the digestive tract, known as melena. A small drop of red blood is usually due to minor hemorrhoids but ...

Dr. Mike, thank you for agreeing to talk about poop and specifically poop health. I’m going to do my best to get through this ...

People under 50 who got a colonoscopy because of rectal bleeding had 8.5 times higher odds of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. Rectal bleeding doesn’t always mean cancer — ...

Dr. Terry Simpson, a board-certified general surgeon based in California, is sharing the stool symptom that’s cause for serious concern. “There is one condition where you should go to the emergency ...

Some also seem to be just dealing with it, including one in three who would only bring up symptoms if their doctor asked ...

A major Swiss study spanning four decades has revealed that more people under 50, including those in their thirties, are ...

Your body manages bleeding through a delicate balance, which allows you to clot blood only when you need it, says Fadi Abu-Shahin, MD, a hematologist-oncologist at Houston Methodist Willowbrook ...

Rates of rectal cancer deaths are rising in adults under 50.

Digestive symptoms are easy to ignore—partly because they’re common, and partly because no one loves talking about them. But gastroenterologists say some of the issues people are most likely to brush ...

Diverticulosis is a condition where small pouches form and protrude through weak spots in the intestinal wall. Diverticular bleeding happens when a blood vessel in a pouch bursts. Diverticular ...