(aquaArts Studio/iStock/Getty Images Plus) How often you empty your bowels may reveal more about what lives inside your gut ...

The Lagos State Government has urged businesses to open their toilets to the public as part of efforts to end open defecation ...

Giant migrating contractions (GMCs) are powerful waves of colonic movement that propel intestinal contents toward the anus ...

The Lagos government says it has deployed 1,710 public toilets across the state as part of efforts to curb open defecation.

As the country heads to the polls, the current prime minister is declaring victory in his "Clean India" campaign. His party still won't acknowledge that the real problem is inequality. Over the next ...

Two recently published studies have found that defecation before exercise may lead to smarter decisions and improved sports performance, meaning that defecation may have important implications not ...

As a result of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients may have a partial or complete loss of the sensations of defecation. To compensate this impairment, nurses initiate bowel management programs.