Note: This column was originally published in 2023.

In today's Dear Annie column, a 5-year-old struggles with possible encopresis and potty training; family seeks diagnosis, ...

Crofelemer has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines ...

Your health should be your top priority at all times. It is the foundation for everything else that you do in life. You know this. We know this. But when you’re busy with, well, life, it’s easy to ...

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Chronic constipation often persists despite laxative use because the root cause can be dyssynergic defecation, a muscle ...

This might just be the hardest thing I’ve ever written. I’m perfectly willing and even enthusiastic — if that’s the right word — to talk about it, but I’m struggling with how to do it correctly. Then ...

"Endo belly" is the nickname people use for the dramatic swelling that often comes with endometriosis. Your abdomen (belly) may stretch from under your ribs down to your pelvis, leaving your whole ...

But some people get gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like gas, bloating, cramping, or constipation after they eat these legumes. (Despite their name, peanuts aren't actually nuts.) Supriya Rao, MD, a ...