Spotting undigested food particles like corn or high fiber vegetables in your stool is common as your body cannot break down certain plant fibers, especially cellulose. Chewing food more thoroughly ...

Your body breaks down the food you eat as it travels through your digestive system, but some pieces may make a surprise reappearance in your stool (poop). High-fiber foods like raw veggies are the ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor of ...

Spotting undigested food in stool is often harmless, linked to high-fiber diets or poor chewing. However, persistent occurrences alongside symptoms like diarrhea or weight loss could signal digestive ...

Okay, real talk: When you do your business in the bathroom, you probably like to flush and get out ASAP. But taking a peek in the toilet can give you some serious clues as to what’s going on with your ...

There may not always be a cause for concern. vadimguzhva / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD, MPH Your stool color and quality can serve as indicators of your health or lifestyle. For ...

Osmotic diarrhea is when undigested material reduces how much water and electrolytes the bowels can absorb. It can occur when a person’s body has difficulty digesting certain foods, such as lactose.

Excessive dietary fructose that goes unabsorbed in the gut is linked to increased anxiety and inflammation, according to a combination of human and animal tests. Research published in Brain, Behavior, ...