Can you tell by your "poop" if you are healthy?!


Question: Can you tell by your "poop" if you are healthy!?
Do colors matter!? Srry, but I had a nice long one that was a peanut butter color!. Sometimes it is a dark chocolate!. Is one better than the other!?

How about just small ones in balls!.!.!.!.that take forever to push out!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Yes, as a matter of fact you can!

Healthy people can have green poop if they eat a diet rich in leafy green vegetables, or if they consume large quantities of food coloring (in ice cream, cake frosting etc!.)!.
Green poop can also be caused by excess iron in the diet, from dietary supplements, for example!. If the body does not absorb all the iron consumed, the iron may stain the poop green, the color of iron (II) salts!.

Then!.!.again poop comes in many colors!.!.
Poop is mostly shades of brown or yellow, but other colors can arise under certain circumstances!. For example, someone with a bleeding ulcer might have tarry black poop from the presence of partially digested blood!. Bleeding in the intestine, from an anal fissure or split, for example, it can stain the poop red!. Bloody poop can also be a sign of colon cancer, so you should get it checked out by a doctor if you see blood in your stool!. Sometimes brightly colored foods pass through the gut almost unchanged, and the turd may be speckled with bright red fragments such as pimentos, or bright yellow kernels of corn!.
Poop can also be stained red if you eat beets, according to to many doctors!.
One can experience white poop after consuming a barium milkshake for the purposes of getting an x-ray of the upper gastrointestinal tract!.

Also it can be yellow!.!.!

It is a deficiency in the liver where red blood cells are broken down!. I was informed when this was diagnosed that the broken down blood cells is what gives poop a lot of its color!. People with Gilbert's Syndrome don't process as many blood cells - or not as fast - and their poop tends to be pale brown or yellow from the lower quantity of discarded red blood cell matter!. This is especially true if there is less matter in your intestines (i!.e!., on a diet - as I have noticed) to remove the excess blood cells!. Very frightening until you determine what is causing it!. Gilbert's is a totally benign thing that doesn't harm anyone, although when a person is sick they can turn yellowish as if jaundiced, but it is not jaundice!."

Another cause of yellow poop is a giardia infection!. Giardia are tiny Protozoan parasites that can invade the intestines and result in severe yellow diarrhea!. It is a dangerous and contagious affliction that doctors are obligated to report to the Center for Disease Control!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it's gross
but yes you can
if it's hard to push, you are not getting enough fiber and water
green poop is good because that means you are eating lots of green vegetables, really brown might be bad because it might be lots of chocolates,
again, gross, but you can tell how healthy you are based on what what you eat, remember what comes out is what you put in except it has been processedWww@Answer-Health@Com

well you can tell a few things

the one you wanna watch out for is BLACK!. it can indicate internal bleeding!. but certain foods and pepto bismol (bismuth) can color it so!. So dont panic!.

Small and hard may indicate a lack of fiber!. Increase water and fiber intake!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

LOL I LIKE HOW YOU WORDED YOUR QUESTION!.!.!.

POOP IS SUPPOSED TO BE BROWN, ANY SHADE OF BROWN IS NORMAL!.

AS LONG AS IT DOENST HAVE ANY BLACK IN IT THEN ITS FINE!. FLAT OUT BLACK COULD MEAN BLOOD!.

AND THE ONES THAT TAKE FOREVER TO PUSH OUT IS JUST CAUSE YOUR A LITTLE CONSTIPATED, DRINK MORE WATER, AND IF IT HAPPENS A LOT THEN DRINK SOME JUICE EVERY DAY!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes you can!.colours do matter!.if it looks very brown,u lack water!.if it's any other colour besides shades of brown,see your doctor!.small ones in balls means ur constipated!.which also means u need lots of water!.hope this helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Totally,
If its green you are eating alot of veggies!
And if its a solid turd like a soft log
your very healthy!.
But watch out for those lots of tiny turds!.
They mean you need to eat more protien and water!.
Love,
Ambi-Bambi :)Www@Answer-Health@Com

yes you can tell!Www@Answer-Health@Com

If you're playing with your poop, you are not mentally healthy!. Put it down NOW and go call your psychiatrist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

no lol

if its blood be worriedWww@Answer-Health@Com

its all in what you eat!. i'd only worry if its bloodyWww@Answer-Health@Com

umm,,!.!. thatys nasty, u can't tell!.!. but your doctor canWww@Answer-Health@Com

what my grand pappi used to say!. "if they float, your good!"Www@Answer-Health@Com





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