GI doctors explain common causes of green poop and when to call your healthcare provider. It can often be caused by certain foods, medications, or an infection.

Doctors say four simple daily habits can relieve constipation naturally and get your intestines moving without harsh ...

Nearly 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in America. Rectal bleeding is the most obvious colon cancer ...

A gastroenterologist reveals her answer to the common question, “What’s the best test to know if my gut is healthy?” ...

These foods protect your gut—plus they're delicious and nutritious additions to your diet. Check out these foods that cleanse ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

About half a million samples are collected from over-50s in Scotland each year in a highly successful NHS program that significantly boosts early cancer detection. But only a tiny amount of the ...

When it’s caught early, colon cancer is highly treatable. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the five-year survival rate of early-stage, localized colon cancer is 90%. One of the best strategies for ...

The colon is about one and a half metres long and plays a vital role in moving waste through the body. In rare cases, it can become so stretched that it begins to lose its ability to work properly, ...

The American Cancer Society is now adding blood tests to its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. But that doesn't mean you should skip your colonoscopy. In the updated guidelines, released May ...