“If you said to me, ‘Oh, someone’s constipated, they’re going to have a heart attack’ ... I would probably tell you that I don’t think there’s enough evidence for that,” said Dr. Andrew Freeman. “If ...

Discover the surprising link between gut health and your heart, how chronic constipation increases cardiovascular risk, and ...

The human body is designed to function smoothly, but sometimes we unknowingly put it under unnecessary stress. One such instance is straining during bowel movements. While it might seem like a minor ...

You can breathe easy with this pooping pointer. “If you’re struggling with constipation and straining, then this is one pooping hack that actually works,” Dr. Karan Rangarajan, also known as Dr. Karan ...

Seven hundred and sixty hospital personnel (e.g. physician, nurse, laboratory worker) comprised the study group. All subjects were Turkish and had been residing in Istanbul, Turkey, for at least the ...