Read on to learn what your poop can tell you, how you can easily describe it and why it’s good to talk about it. Just hold off on sharing the details of your latest bowel movement until after dinner.

2025年3月24日 · The color of your poop (stool) can provide clues about diseases or conditions affecting the digestive tract. Some of the causes are harmless, like eating colored foods or taking certain medications, while others may be due to potentially …

2024年7月15日 · There’s a reason to pay attention to how often you poop: Regular bowel movements can be essential for good health. Let’s discuss why that’s so and some tips for having better bowel movements,...

2024年5月24日 · The Bristol Stool Chart is a handy tool that can help you track the shape and consistency of your poop. It’s widely used by healthcare professionals and scientists. Your poop provides a useful way to monitor your health and body on a daily basis. And it can give you important clues about your digestive health.

2021年2月28日 · In one part of the book, he outlines seven steps that anyone can take to have healthy bowel movements. Below, he shares and explains them in more detail, along with gastroenterologist Avanish...

2024年6月10日 · Use this poop chart to find out what’s up with your daily doo, plus learn how to have a better poo. What does your poop say about your health? This may sound like a joke, but you can learn a lot about your health from your daily doo.

2025年3月25日 · Researchers linked pooping frequency with markers tied to the development of certain diseases. The scientists found a very clear range of pooping frequency that’s ideal for good health.

2024年6月2日 · To talk about your poop, your doctor might show you a chart like this. Here's a little more information about what different types of poop mean. Type 1 stool. If you have these hard, separate...

2021年5月24日 · Poops that are well-formed and easy to pass (Types 3 and 4) are the ideal kinds of poop. Poops that are entirely liquid or have too much liquid (Types 5, 6 and 7) indicate diarrhea or urgency. Sometimes diarrhea is caused by temporary illness and should pass in a few days.

2025年3月7日 · The consensus, says Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, a gastroenterologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is that type 4 is the goal. “It’s soft and smooth, like a sausage or snake,” she says. Colleen A. Nugent, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist in Buffalo, New York, also loves a good 4. “It gets a gold star!