Constipation is often treated as a simple plumbing problem, too little movement, too much delay. But emerging research suggests that, in some people, the culprit may not be sluggish muscles or faulty ...

Forget fibre – a new cause of constipation has been discovered: it may be down to the presence of two bacteria in the gut. In this “bacterial constipation“, the harmful microbes consume gut mucus that ...

Backed by four major reviews, the BDA’s first-ever constipation guidelines separate science from myth, highlighting psyllium, kiwifruit, and magnesium oxide as proven allies for better gut health.