(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your ...

Ignoring the urge to poop can affect your health in a variety of ways, including increasing the risk of constipation, abdominal pain, hemorrhoids, and fecal impaction.

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...