Stool softeners, also known as emollient laxatives, are over-the-counter (OTC) medications used to soften hard stools. While ...

Laxatives are products that help people empty their bowels, and there are many types. Stool softeners are a type of laxative, but not all laxatives are stool softeners. Although some other laxatives ...

According to Oliver Fiehn, a metabolomics researcher at the University of California, Davis, people are much more than meets the eye. “We are not just human,” he said. “We are an ecosystem.” The ...

A working group of human microbiome researchers and legal experts developed what they say is an improved regulatory process for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) which will result in better ...

Faecal microbial transplants (FMT) work best when stool samples are taken from 'super donors', research suggests. A study investigating the effectiveness of FMTs in a range of diseases found the ...