This week the Fort Bend Star introduces a monthly column by students at the Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical ...

Fecal incontinence, which clinicians may abbreviate to “FI,” occurs when stool passes unintentionally. For those who experience it, it can feel embarrassing, so people with fecal incontinence might ...

Adults under 50 undergoing colonoscopy were found to have a dramatically higher risk of having colorectal cancer when the ...

Colon cancer affects hundreds of people throughout the year. One of the main reasons why is because people do not know what signs to look for. To tackle this, many doctors take to social media and ...

“Fatigue is the most common and least definitive of symptoms associated with colon cancer,” the center says. Stool that is ...

Nearly one in five US adults struggle to stay asleep until sunrise — turning the dream of 8 hours of uninterrupted rest into a nightmare. “Waking up in the middle of the night can be annoying, but ...

Nutritional advice on social media is rarely backed by science—but it often starts with a kernel of truth. Here’s how to tell ...

When your large intestine, or colon, is working smoothly, you hardly think about it. But when it isn’t functioning properly, ...

You were just diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Now what? Here, gastroenterologists share the 7 questions to ask your doctor ...