Stool may be pale or white due to dietary choices, an infection, or an underlying medical problem such as gallbladder or liver disease. People with persistently pale stools may need medical treatment.

A stool culture can help your doctor understand and treat problems with your digestive tract, or gastrointestinal tract. There are many reasons why you might experience uncomfortable digestive ...

While hard bowel movements happen to everyone from time to time, they can also be a symptom of an underlying medical condition. In a perfect world, your stool would be soft and easy to pass every time ...

Hard stools are a common occurrence. They occur when stools pass through the colon too slowly, allowing the colon time to absorb too much water from the stool. The stools then become hard and dry.

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 ...