At the office or a crowded party. On a plane. Visiting your brand-new significant other’s apartment. We’ve all been there: You’re in the absolute last place you’d ever want to poop, but suddenly you ...

In busy lives today, many people – who do not get enough time to spend in the toilet in the morning are falling prey to an increasingly common phenomenon known as ‘voluntary withholding’ where the ...

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In today’s fast-paced environment, many office workers are falling prey to an increasingly common phenomenon known as ‘voluntary withholding’ where the natural urge to go to the toilet is ignored.

A person’s rectum, which is usually around 20 centimeters (cm) long, can hold up to 300 milliliters (mL) of feces before someone typically feels an urge to poop. However, research suggests that the ...

Learn how to tell if you're having a poop emergency that merits a trip to the ER, or if at-home remedies are enough to help. If you’ve ever had a bad case of the stool sweats, you know they feel like ...