A lot of parents worry about their child’s bowel movements: Is it normal? Is it not normal? Is the stool too hard or too soft? How many days can a child go between bowel movements? Pediatrician Dr.

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Pooping. Everyone does it, and your kids do it a lot. Or at least it’s up to you to deal with it when the poop hits the fan. When it comes to kids having problems with their poop, constipation is a ...

One hot day at a pumpkin farm, Anne Johnsos found herself in the position many parents dread: holding her toddler a few inches over a port-a-potty, waiting for her to poop. The heat made the stench ...

Hosts Alok Patel and Bethany Van Delft get into the bowels of babies’ and childrens’ guts — and try to solve the mysteries of diarrhea, constipation, and “poop diaper.” Using everything from paint ...

How is the Gates Foundation going to invent a better toilet if it can’t be tested? This is where 50 gallons of synthetic feces made from soybean paste and rice come in. Only 4.5 billion people in the ...