Trigger warning: poo poo, toilets, assault. It’s New Year’s Eve and I have just paid five hundred U.S. dollars to get a poo poo removed from my toilet after three months. In many ways, this is ...

When Poo-Pourri founder Suzy Batiz started developing a bathroom spray to eliminate toilet odor in 2006, her family and friends were skeptical. “They would just look at me like I’m crazy,” says Batiz ...

Welcome to Bathroom Break, Refinery29’s series all about poop and the complicated relationship we have with our bowels. To see the rest of the articles, click here. Everyone has a toilet horror story.

A gastroenterologist highlights common bathroom habits that may silently harm gut health. From straining too hard and sitting ...

The time you spend on the pot can offer health clues, says an expert doctor on what's normal, what's not, and why it matters.

This is a tough subject about which to share a personal anecdote without getting disgusting, so I’ll be very vague: Recently, I found myself in a situation that required me to use a toilet plunger. It ...

When it comes to bad bathroom behavior, Matt Coolidge, a public relations professional, has seen his share. Coolidge says that he regularly steps into his office’s restroom around 5 p.m. to hear ...

Kids playing with plungers, cutting cheese, and throwing poop sounds like any parents’ nightmare, but toymakers are turning it into a profitable business of what Chris Byrne dubs “allowed naughtiness.