A new book unearths the fascinating and bizarre stories behind our favourite foods and tells how they got their names.

There are plenty of colorful ways to describe a bowel movement: Number two, log rolling, sinkers and floaters. For some kids, though, this normal bodily function can be anything but a smooth move.

Since fiber saps plenty of body fluids, it is advised that you take lots of water every day to avoid constipation. Contrary, one should take lots of ...

Until the advent of the Pure Food and Drug law of 1906, the 19th century was the heyday of patent medicines. Hundreds of entrepreneurs appended the title of "Doctor" to their name, whether earned or not, and peddled their concoctions in newspapers, claiming miraculous results. Ypsilanti had its own wonder-drug purveyor, Isaac Saalfeldt.

Dear Dr. Gott: I'm an elderly lady with heart trouble. I developed H. pylori about six years ago and have been hospitalized twice for it, as I became weak from not being able to eat much. I still have diarrhea every morning. Please let me know any information on this sickness.

I think it's more likely the other way around-your morning sickness is making your constipation worse. I had horrible morning sickness and could hardly keep anything down-including fluids. This meant I was drinking less water, ...

When it comes to constipation sufferers, there are some groups of people who may seem to need constipation treatment more than others and one of these groups is children.

In the first intance, if the constipation is bad (i.e. she hasn't been for a week) you'll need an enema. These can be bought from the pharmacy and you can administer them yourself, so no need to call the doctor. ...

If it has been less than a day or 2, she may not be truly “constipated” but have gas or some other discomfort. Pumping her legs like a bicycle, warm bath followed by gentle massage, or taking her temperature rectally as mentioned above ...

When I told mine about my constipation he prescribed something called RA COL-RITE it is pretty much a stool softener. But there was also something else he gave me, I just can't find the pill bottle right now but it works faster than ...