A recent study found that a combination of dietary fibers effectively alleviated chronic constipation, enhancing bowel ...

Constipation and blood in the stool can occur at the same time, due to many different reasons. For most people, blood in stool may occur due to issues with bowel movements, tears to the anus, or ...

Some vitamins, like vitamins C and D, may help relieve constipation. Constipation is a common medical problem. In the United States, people make 2.5 million visits to the doctor for constipation every ...

Constipation may cause back pain in some cases. Other times, the underlying cause of your back pain may lead to constipation, like if you have a tumor or infection impacting your spine. See a doctor ...

Abdominal pain commonly presents with constipation, which occurs when you have difficulty or cannot have a bowel movement. See a doctor to rule out an underlying medical cause. Constipation that ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ...

You might’ve heard too many eggs make you constipated. Influencers on Instagram claim it too. The United Kingdom has slang for it – being “egg bound”. Eggs were once blamed for raising blood ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...