Susan Schmidt, a mother of two and physiotherapist in Australia, learned she had stage 4 bowel cancer at 45. She received the devastating diagnosis in September 2023, 4 months after experiencing small ...

WHEN Steve Burrows started getting back pain, he assumed it was sciatica and tried to ease it with yoga. But when the pain became unbearable, the 38-year-old from Cambridgeshire was rushed to ...

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Chia seeds are a superfood touted with numerous health benefits, including managing health conditions like diabetes, constipation, and heart disease.

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Dr. Jirik completed advanced fellowships in hepatology/transplant and gastroenterology, with clinical expertise in colorectal cancer screening, liver diseases (including cirrhosis and hepatitis), ...

Wellness is big news these days. We are all obsessed with 'optimising' ourselves. But there's one key bodily function that we don't talk about: pooing.

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When your large intestine, or colon, is working smoothly, you hardly think about it. But when it isn’t functioning properly, it can create a host of problems far beyond constipation or diarrhea. It ...

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Your fiber needs depend on factors like age and health background, but most people's diets are too low in this important nutrient.