You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your poop. As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool ...

Poo stability is also an issue as it doesn’t last long without proper storage. This means poo donation only works if you live ...

It may sound a little gross, but your poop could hold the key to saving lives. While many of us have been flushing it away ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Poop irregularities may be more “regular” than you ...

Take your FIT test at home. Do not take your test if you can see blood in your poop or if you had a recent colonoscopy that found polyps. Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah Health ...

Blood in the stool is not a direct symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but some IBS complications may cause short-term rectal bleeding. Symptoms of IBS most commonly include abdominal cramping, ...