You may notice that during times of high stress and anxiety, your bowel habits change: you may pass fewer stools than usual, strain to expel stool, having hard or lumpy bowel movements, or feel like there’s something in the way of you fully passing your bowel...

Typhoid fever is an illness that many people have heard of, but few know too much about beyond the name. Typhoid, also called enteric fever, is an illness caused by the salmonella bacteria. It’s very uncommon in places like the United States, where water is treated...

Clostridioides difficile, otherwise known as C. diff, is a fairly common infection by a bacterium of the same name. This infection can often occur in a hospital or long-term care setting due to the fact that it can be caused by antibiotic use, although a person can...