Before you overhaul your diet based on a stool test, here's what actually moves your gut health, no kit required.

Everyone's mailing in stool samples for a gut report, but can an at-home microbiome test actually tell you anything?

A digital rectal examination (DRE) is a simple procedure doctors use to examine the lower rectum and other internal organs. A DRE is done for a number of reasons. It’s a quick, easy way to check the ...

A fecal lactoferrin test can detect intestinal inflammation. High lactoferrin levels in stool suggest that inflammation is present. This may indicate a bacterial infection or inflammatory bowel ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. The rectum begins at the rectosigmoid junction, which is demarcated by the confluence of the teniae coli. The anatomical structures ...

Doctors check poop for DNA as part of the screening process for colorectal cancer. It helps doctors diagnose people with this disease during its early stages or even when the cells are precancerous.