Constipation is often treated as a simple plumbing problem, too little movement, too much delay. But emerging research ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ...

The health service constitutes constipation as being bowel movements that are fewer than three each week, which can lead to symptoms like painful cramps in the tummy area, straining to poo, or not ...

A newly discovered bacterial duo may be the hidden cause of chronic constipation. The two microbes break down the colon’s protective mucus layer, leaving stool dry and hard — a problem traditional ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia ...

Two mucus-degrading gut bacteria may be quietly drying out the colon, triggering chronic constipation that doesn’t respond to usual treatments.

The researchers say that the microbes, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, break down the protective mucus layer of the colon. The study, published in the Gut Microbes, explains ...

Researchers found that Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron degrade protective colonic mucin, drying ...

Constipation is a common digestive issue that most people deal with. A few uncomfortable days, some bloating, and things usually settle. But when constipation becomes a long-term problem, lasting ...

Your boss has heaped a whole lot of work in your lap, the daycare just called to tell you that your toddler has a runny nose and has to be picked up, you’ve run out of milk and toilet paper at home, ...

Question: I have had a problem with constipation for as long as I can remember. I would so love to be normal. What can I do? — J.G., Lodi, Calif. Answer: Go look in your medicine cabinet: ...