Shortly before Christmas in 1978, the leader of the free world came down with a severe case of hemorrhoids. The pain was so bad that President Carter had to take a day off from work. A few weeks later ...

Apparently, I'm not alone. Here's Daniel Lametti writing eloquently in Slate about his own foray into the pelvic region — specifically, how bathroom posture affects your health. He explores the claim ...

(HealthDay News) — A defecation posture modification device (DPMD) can reduce bowel movement duration and straining patterns among healthy individuals, according to a study presented at the World ...

Body mashed forward and face twisted with concentration, Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” has been frozen mid-ponder for more than a century. If he happens to be frozen mid-poop, too, well, that’s great ...