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A laxative is a substance that you use to help you have a bowel movement. A stool softener is a type of laxative called an emollient laxative. There are many types of over-the-counter laxatives, so ...

Your doctor can order a stool ova and parasites (O&P) test to check for parasites and their eggs in your stool, or feces. It’s a relatively easy and common test. Your doctor will likely ask you to ...

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 ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor of ...

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“She’s so ahead of our time.” This is the top comment, liked over 26,000 times, on AD’s TikTok video in which Emma Chamberlain shows off her poolside corn stool collection. “My thing with furniture is ...