Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic intestinal disorder that affects your digestive health. It can cause repeated ...

However, there's one less common symptom that can occur while you're in bed: Night sweats could be a sign of advanced bowel ...

Fizzy water might aid weight loss by boosting blood glucose uptake and metabolism—the rate at which the body uses and converts energy—but the effects are so small, drinking it can't be relied ...

Blood in the stool is a prominent symptom, especially in ulcerative colitis. It often appears as bright red blood or dark, tarry stools, depending on the severity of the condition and the extent ...

An NHS spokesperson explained: "The kit, known as the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), checks for blood in a small stool ...

This test may also be used in a standard work-up for ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS ... and holding the sample cup under the bottom while using the toilet may ...

People collect their own stool sample at home before posting it back to NHS labs in a prepaid return envelope (Alamy/PA) Hundreds of thousands of people aged 50 and 52 will receive a bowel cancer ...

The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) checks for blood in a stool sample, with people collecting their own sample at home before posting it back to NHS labs in a prepaid return envelope.

It may seem harder to lose weight when you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). That's because some of the foods associated with a healthful diet—such as those high in fiber—may aggravate symptoms of ...