Paradoxical diarrhea, also called overflow diarrhea, happens when liquid stool leaks around hardened, impacted stool in your colon. It’s often a symptom of mixed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-M).

Over 500 people in South Africa have fallen ill from a gastrointestinal illness linked to poor water quality in two cities.

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...