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.

As a result of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients may have a partial or complete loss of the sensations of defecation. To compensate this impairment, nurses initiate bowel management programs.

Ogun State is currently under the siege of a cholera outbreak that is sweeping through communities, leaving deaths in its trail. So far, about 12 deaths have been reported, while over 200 cases ...

As the Lagos State Government battles poor sanitation and waste management, open defecation is still a common sight due to inadequate sanitary facilities in public spaces. IDOWU ABDULLAHI writes on ...

Isn't it just shocking that 47 million Nigerians are practising open defecation? It's real! According to the 2018 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping, WASH NORM, Survey, at ...

ENCOUNTERING a mighty sperm whale is a magical experience. But in this case, it was tempered somewhat by a rarely seen defence mechanism: emergency defecation. Sperm whales are the largest ...