Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’

Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’

Image by Steve DiMatteo from PixabayPoo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty pooping when you’re not at home. The Germans have given a name to this condition: Heimscheißer (pronounced “heimscheisser”), which means “home shitter”. Sufferers experience distress and anxiety
Colombia Is Leading Progressive Drug Law Reform: Interview with Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann

Colombia Is Leading Progressive Drug Law Reform: Interview with Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann

Speaking at a recent cannabis symposium at Sydney University, NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann told the crowd that she’d attended the 2025 Harm Reduction International Conference held in Bogota, Colombia, and the proposals being tossed about at that forum pretty much blew those comprising the NSW reform campaign out the water, in terms of how far their ...
Government dumps planned AI advisory body

Government dumps planned AI advisory body

Australia will not proceed with a permanent AI advisory board, after the federal government confirmed it has abandoned the plan despite growing pressure for stronger oversight of the technology. As reported by InnovationAus, recent answers to Senate estimates questions on notice show the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)

Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’

Can you only poo at home? A gastroenterologist explains what the Germans call ‘heimscheisser’
Image by Steve DiMatteo from PixabayPoo anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they’re all terms for what’s medically known as parcopresis or difficulty pooping when you’re not at home. The Germans have given a name to this condition: Heimscheißer (pronounced “heimscheisser”), which means “home shitter”. Sufferers experience distress and anxiety

Colombia Is Leading Progressive Drug Law Reform: Interview with Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann

Colombia Is Leading Progressive Drug Law Reform: Interview with Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann
Speaking at a recent cannabis symposium at Sydney University, NSW Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann told the crowd that she’d attended the 2025 Harm Reduction International Conference held in Bogota, Colombia, and the proposals being tossed about at that forum pretty much blew those comprising the NSW reform campaign out the water, in terms of how far their ...

Government dumps planned AI advisory body

Government dumps planned AI advisory body
Australia will not proceed with a permanent AI advisory board, after the federal government confirmed it has abandoned the plan despite growing pressure for stronger oversight of the technology. As reported by InnovationAus, recent answers to Senate estimates questions on notice show the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)