On a recent podcast, when the host asked actress and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow what’s the “weirdest wellness thing” that she's done, Paltrow responded, “I have used ozone therapy, rectally.” Now, ...

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Anal and rectal cancers are two different types of cancer that affect areas of the body that are close together. People often confuse them for the same type of cancer. When two cancer types occur in ...

Rectal suppositories are forms of medication that are inserted into the rectum. Some people use them as alternatives to oral medications, including people who cannot take pills by mouth. Rectal ...

A digital rectal examination (DRE) is a simple procedure doctors use to examine the lower rectum and other internal organs. A DRE is done for a number of reasons. It’s a quick, easy way to check the ...

If you are dealing with bowel incontinence as you age, you may have rectal prolapse. This happens when the lining of your rectum drops outside of your anus. (Photo Credit: Rob3000/Dreamstime) Prolapse ...

Overview: Rectal belladonna/opium is commonly used to relieve severe pain caused by muscle spasms in the urinary tract (ureter) when other pain medicines have not worked. It comes as a suppository ...

Rectal bleeding, which is bleeding from the rectum or anus, is a scary but surprisingly common phenomenon. Rectal bleeding is usually assumed to refer to bleeding from your rectum, which makes up the ...

Humans have lots of basic requirements that need to be met in order to stay alive. Food is a necessary one, though it’s possible to go without for great stretches of time. Water is more ...

Q: Rectal Bleeding: I started running this year, I am 44 years old and when I started increasing my running to run a Half Marathon I started having rectal bleeding. I have been scoped and nothing was ...

Varying in diameter from ½ inch to 1 inch and up to 4 inches long, plastic devices known as "rectal dilators" – also known as butt plugs – were devices said to have been sold in the 19th century and ...