Bowel Movements are key to our health, so best we understand them and the ins and outs of poop health. If you’ve ever found yourself looking into the toilet bowl and thinking,“What does healthy poop look like?” it’s a valid question. Maybe you’ve noticed that sometimes you have...
Healthy poop is a cinnamon brown color. If it is yellow or green, you may have eliminated it so fast the bacteria in your gut didn't have time to break down your bile. Green poop can also be a sign you recently ate a lot of green, leafy vegetables like kale or a spring salad mix...
What does it mean to be “regular”, aka have healthy bowel movements? We explore what your poop really says about your health.
Learn what the color, consistency, and frequency of baby poop can tell you about your baby’s health and development. Your Baby’s Poop — What’s Normal? You might be wondering what healthy baby poop should look like. It’s a fair question, because the color and consistency of your ...
Mushy, applesauce-like stools (Average poop to borderline diarrhea). Watery stools (Diarrhea). I believe that in order to keep things solid — no pun intended — a soft, smooth stool with no cracks is the perfect middle ground. While there is no perfect poo, a healthy bowel movement shoul...
Be sure to eat three meals and two healthy snacks per day. Interested in tracking your poo-communication even more and staying on top of any changes? Maybe try keeping a journal — a Little Brown Book, if you will — of your bowel movements (we know, but it doesn’t have to feel ...
What does it mean when your poop is a light tan? Bile from the liver creates the typical brown hue of a healthy bowel movement. When the stool is very pale, it often meansthat not enough bile is reaching the stool. Problems with the gallbladder, pancreas, or liver are reasons why stoo...
If this all sounds (and looks) like a load of crap, it’s time you were schooled in stool. Lesson 1: Regularity Is a Virtue You might wonder whether your bathroom habits are normal. Well, here’s what science has to say: Japanese researchers have concluded that the average healthy guy...
Does healthy poop float or sink? Healthy poop will typically sink to the bottom of the toilet, look dark brown, and smell a bit musty but not especially foul. Poop gives you important clues into what's going on inside your body. Any stool that's not within the realm of what's normal...
What is normal or abnormal, in terms of shape, color and even smell? After showing the causes of abnormal poop, take 7 steps for healthy pooping.