Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saffron Cassaday, right, pictured with her husband and stool donor, Al Mukadam. Cassaday did fecal microbiota transplantation, ...

For most people, talking about poop is uncomfortable, but if you live with ulcerative colitis (UC), a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it’s unavoidable — and it’s a crucial part of disease ...

Mucus in stool can be a sign of a health issue like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Ulcerative colitis can cause mucus in the stool due to inflammation and ulcers in the large intestine. Rectal, colon ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Linda Ann Sasser has had ulcerative colitis since she was 20, but it wasn’t until May 2019, about 30 years later, that her condition ...

Picture this common clinical scenario: A patient has chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Blood and stool tests point to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But which one -- Crohn's ...

Persistent diarrhea can occur for any number of reasons. One of them is ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic disease affecting the large intestine. Fortunately, it is also treatable -- most people ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a serious condition that affects the digestive system making it hard to digest food, which can cause abdominal pain infections and an increased risk of colon cancer ...

A calprotectin stool test is a noninvasive way to measure intestinal inflammation. It can help diagnose conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastrointestinal infections, and colorectal or ...