Your body breaks down the food you eat as it travels through your digestive system, but some pieces may make a surprise reappearance in your stool (poop). High-fiber foods like raw veggies are the ...

It’s perfectly normal to sometimes see some undigested food in your stool. But if you have other symptoms, it might be a sign of a health problem. Is It Normal to Have Undigested Food in Your Stool?

Foods that are high in fiber or have hard shells, like sweetcorn, often pass through the body undigested. However, other undigested foods in stool could indicate an underlying condition, such as Crohn ...

White specks in stool usually result from food, medication, or a parasite. Treatment often includes dietary changes or medication. Changes in the appearance of stool can signal a health problem.

Poop irregularities may be more “regular” than you think. In a new Health survey of 2,001 adults in the U.S., a third of respondents reported poop abnormalities in the past month, such as seeing blood ...

Noticing bloody or maroon-colored stool (poop) is alarming, and it may come on suddenly. The first step to determining the cause is thinking back on what you’ve recently had to eat. Reasons for bloody ...

Knowing if our digestion is “normal” or “abnormal” can help us to know whether we need to improve our digestive health. My goal with this column is to help you better understand how to identify ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Poop irregularities may be more “regular” than you ...