Keeping the toilet seat lid down before flushing doesn't entirely prevent germ spread, as tiny airborne particles still escape. While it reduces visible splashes and can prevent items from falling in, ...

A gastroenterologist reveals common bathroom habits that can harm your health. Wiping incorrectly, delaying bowel movements, ...

From wiping back to front to spending too long scrolling on your phone, these are the nine common bathroom habits you must ...

Dr Salhab highlights dangers of prolonged phone use on toilets, linking it to haemorrhoids and suggesting better posture for bowel movements.

Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office at Rothera Research Station, ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing ...

"The heavy rain and floodwaters may sweep rodents into the sewer systems," the post said. "If a rat visits your toilet, take ...

Rats finding their way through plumbing and up through toilets is nothing new. But after heavy rain and flooding, like the ...

A toilet camera that can analyze your poop isn’t as private as its marketing suggests. In October, Kohler Health announced the Dekoda, a $599 camera that hangs on the rim of your toilet and analyzes ...

We’ve all been there. After doing what you had to do in the bathroom and flushing, there is still a brown streak on the bowl. Using a toilet brush might not be a favorite activity, but it has to be ...

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Qin Rao, MD, is a board-certified physician based in New York City. He currently works as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Manhattan Gastroenterology. Grey poop can be caused by liver issues ...