Diarrhea is an awful, uncomfortable circumstance to think about. Let's just get that out in the open. But researchers in Norway believe they've found a gene mutation that may cause chronic diarrhea in ...

But sometimes that weight loss comes with a cost-and when it comes to the high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carb keto diet, sometimes that cost is keto diarrhea. The reason, says Barbie Boules, R.D.N., ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Diarrhea is often caused by infections, including bacterial, viral, or parasitic.Food poisoning can trigger diarrhea if you eat food ...

When diarrhea strikes unexpectedly, the urgent need for relief can turn a normal day into an uncomfortable ordeal. This common digestive upset affects millions of people regularly, causing ...

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a ...

The digestive system consists of a long tube that can be measured from the back of the mouth to the anus. The entire length of the gastrointestinal tract consists of nerves and muscles that work to ...

Waking up after a night of drinking is rough enough, and nobody wants an urgent sprint to the bathroom added to the list. Still, loose stools after alcohol are so common that people have given it ...

The reason, says Barbie Boules, R.D.N., founder of Nyoutrition, is that some people don't digest fat-and their bodies don't put it to use-as well as they should to begin with and, well, the keto diet ...