7 things your shit can tell you about your health

We do it all, but you do it well?


How about if I told you that more than 10,000 microorganisms lived in your GI tract right now? 10,000! It sounds like a lot. This seems almost too important, but in fact, a diversified microbiome is one of the safest signs in a healthy system. These thousands of microbiomas have created a balance that keeps your system operating effectively, works hard 24/24 and 7/7 to keep you regular, comfortable and healthy. But it is a delicate system and all that affects this balance (antibiotics, lack of exhaust exhibition, change change), can throw the entire system into the disarray. One of the easiest ways to say that there is a problem (outside a stomach ache)? Your coca (or his absence).

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Let's face it: everyone coca. But everyone caca differently, so there is no sense of "right" to do it. But you know your own body and you know when something changes, so here are some elements to search for and what they could mean:

  1. Small dark stools, often experienced with pain and bloating could have larger consequences if it is a chronic question.
  2. Float"It may be a symptom of fat Malabsorption, due to what you have eaten that day. If you have continuous floats that worsens, this may be concerned - Consult your GI doctor.
  3. Bloating, pain and diarrhea"It may be a sign of many problems, including imbalances in your intestinal bacteria or motility disorder (a problem with the movement of the bowels). A motility disorder can be caused by an endocrine question, a neurological issue, a scar tissue, an adhesion, a nerve trauma, an infectious process, etc.
  4. It's not brown!-The urban coca is usually brown because of the ventilation of red blood cells, but sometimes you can see a different color. The color can be linked to what you have eaten that day; However, this can sometimes mean a larger problem, such as a liver condition.
  5. Thin pencil coca-If it is only occasionally, it might seem weird, but it's nothing to fear and could simply mean that your intestines work overtime to help compact your waste. If it's a continuous problem, you will want to ask your gi doctor.A sudden change in the smell-Nobody really thinks that their shit does not loink, but the smell of your shit suddenly changes for the worst, you could suffer from any number of intestinal problems such as an imbalance of bacteria.
  6. Consistency-Some Poop People several times a day, sometimes only a week. Let's normal as it is consistent. If there is no reason in the coca frequency, you can have underlying gastrointestinal problems.

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There is also, if you can believe it, the scale of the stool meyers, which helps to identify the look of your coca from 1 (type of pebble, small, difficult to pass) through 7 (aquariom) if you You really want to start getting specific about it. . But before turning into a chair scientist and start dissecting what is at the bottom of your toilet, remember: there is no perfect coca, and if you notice changes from time to time, but Do not know intestinal distress, this could be the natural variance that occurs to maintain a diversified microbiome. Think about your caca as a talkative friend: there is always something to listen to, but it's not always important. If they continue to harmonize and between the same thing, however, you may want to start paying more attention.And to cross the healthiest life, do not miss theseFirst signs you have a serious illness.

Dr Sabine Hazan is a gastroenterologist, creator of proogenabioma and author ofTHEET'S TALK SH! T.


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