Most constipation is harmless. In rare cases, the colon can become dangerously enlarged. Here is what you need to know.
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Laxatives are generally quite safe when taken at the recommended dosage. However, they can cause side effects and long-term use and overuse can lead to problems.
Your food goes on a complex journey as it travels from your mouth to your colon.
There’s no firm evidence eating eggs causes constipation. In fact, eggs may have the opposite effect. Here’s what’s really going on in your gut.
Your biology really is telling you to poo in the morning. And yes, your coffee is partly to blame.
Two Australians with bipolar have been successfully treated with poo transplants, allowing them to come off, or reduce, their medications. Here’s where the science is up to.
Not all body organs are vital.
The human body is a comprehensive, self-mending, self-detoxing apparatus that will perform its tasks regardless of whether you’re undertaking a rigid detox cure, or a gourmet food and wine marathon.
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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