If you’re having a hard time sensing when you need to go to the bathroom or are chronically constipated, you should see a doctor. You may have a disorder involving your defecation (pooping) reflex.

Defecation is the natural and essential process of having a bowel movement. It is the body’s way of getting rid of waste material. Sometimes, there may be complications with the defecation reflex.

Since the distal part of the intestine is targeted by a wide range of pathogens, the motility of the recto-anal region has been the object of many experimental and clinical observations. In this study ...

Based on: The Human Colon: An experimental study based on direct observation of four fistulous subjects. By William J. Grace, M.D., Stewart Wolf, M.D., and Harold G ...