Everybody poops, but nobody really talks about it.
Your poop can tell you if you’re eating enough fiber and drinking enough water, or if your digestive system is processing food too slowly or too quickly. Also, lasting changes in your bowel habits or the appearance of your poop can be a sign of a medical condition that requires treatment.
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.
💩 If your poop looks like smallish, roundish pellets that are surprisingly hard to squeeze out – especially for their size. They typically look like marbles, nuts or berries., it means you’re constipated, and your stool might have been hanging around in your digestive system for a couple extra days. Normally it takes about three days for food to complete the journey through your digestive system.
Constipation is usually caused by diet or lack of exercise, dehydration and low fiber.
💩 if your poop is black
This poop colour signals some sort of internal bleeding in the GI tract. Darker than normal red could be effects of some iron supplements. Its better to call a doctor if unsure.
💩If your poop is very loose, but not diarrhea it could nothing be more than a sign of food sensitivity. May be a particular food is irritating the digestive system and causing the body to create mucus that makes your poop more liquid than usual.