A shameful pooper is in our midst: I have a question for tips on holding in poop. I am going on a short, three-day vacation to my friend's house and was wondering if it would be safe for me to hold it in. I normally go every day, but on second day but the urge isn't too bad. Please leave tips...

A fellow animal lover writes in about his dog's annoying habit: This is about my dog, not me. Since it involves poop maybe you can help me out anyway. My dog is a 40-pound mutt-type dog. He looks like a beagle mix. He is house-trained and is a real good dog except for two bad habits he has....

Blitz,who just had surgery, wrote to us today. If anyone had an appendectomy, please chime in! Hello everyone. Hope you're all pooping well! I had a laparoscopic appendectomy three days ago, and I've been on a few pain killers and antibiotics since then. I started eating yesterday, but I have...

I always want to post questions from young people, because they don't always feel comfortable asking for help from their own guardians or peers. A young person asks the following: Dear Poopreport, Our school toilet paper is awful. Crazy, but I am almost sure it gives me a rash. I'm a girl, which...

"Alex" does not feel well. He has these issues: I am seventeen years old and I am having trouble. I had a bed sore. It healed, but I stayed in the hospital for two days. When I came home, I began to feel like my left butt cheek was sweating or something. I can barely poop, and when I do it...

I know; we go over this topic all the time. But every once in awhile it's good to put the info out there for those of us who feel as if they are riding butt corks. "Jack" wrote in with a problem. Let's share our best remedies. I cannot get the poop out for the past four days. Extreme pushing...

Anonymous asks: I've been a vegan for over twenty years, so I'm pretty much all fiber all the time. I have been adding weight most of the year. I have always been able to lose weight easily by cutting out things like bread and pasta. Now, I can gain two pounds in a day by eating about half...

Anonymous wonders if he stinks: I'm 22 year-old male who had a hemorrhoidectomy two years ago for a very large, level four hemorrhoid. I didn't know it existed until I noticed people holding their noses around me or telling me something smelled like shit, or asking if someone farted. I never had...

I would like to see some decent answers to this question, because I wonder about this, too! Why would a flushable wipe company (like Kleenex Cottonelle) tell its customers that their wipes are flushable and biodegradable when they clog septic systems? Flushable wipes fail biodegrading tests all...