Category: Gastrointestinal

Hemorrhoids and prostatitis are both inflammatory diseases common in men and may present similar symptoms. Can one lead to another? Maybe, but the chances are slim To understand the …

Your stool should ordinarily smell bad. However, if the smell becomes very foul or garlicky, it is probably due to what you have eaten, which also should not be …

Supplements or antibiotics can make your poop smell like gasoline. This is because they contain preservatives and dye (for color).  Fatty foods, inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis, …

Your stool smelling like burnt rubber may be an indication of an infection, disease, or malabsorption. Diet and intolerance can also make your poop smell burnt. Let’s find out …

When you drink too much coffee, expect your poop or urine to smell like it. This is how the body expels metabolites (waste products) and is very rarely a …

Poops generally have an unpleasant smell. However, when it smells like burnt rubber or skunk, it could be due to a change in diet.  Underlying medical conditions such as …

Diarrhea is your body’s natural way of responding to infections that affect the digestive system or to foods that just don’t sit well in your body. So, even though …

Acid reflux and hemorrhoids are conditions that affect different regions of the digestive system. They may have common risk factors but are not known to trigger each other’s manifestation. …

Antibiotics basically combat bacterial infections. However, they do not do this without some side effects. A common one is hemorrhoids.  Let’s find out what hemorrhoids are, the common types, …

If you’ve been having loose stools for a week, you’re just on the right page. This post reveals the basics about loose stools and their common causes — and …