6/13/2023 0 Comments Poop looks like tiny balls![]() ![]() This presentation is usually very large and can cause a lot of destruction on the way out such as lacerations, prolapse and hemorrhoids. When the whole body is lacking in water, it goes on a search to find a reservoir, and takes it from the bowels to use to nourish other higher functioning organs and metabolism processes. The motility of bowels through the intestines is likely extended to at least 72 hours or more in this scenario, allowing for water to be reabsorbed. When you have a lot of little pellets all clumped together, it is also a sign of constipation, with causes similar to the ones mentioned above. This is often seen in standard American diets or more specialty diets like Atkins where the focus is on protein, and fiberous foods are lacking. A diet low in fiber can also be why stools become lumpy. The opposite may be present as well if dysbiosis has occurred causing excess foul smelling gas. ![]() You are also likely to experience little to no flatulence as with decreased probiotics, there is no fermentation occurring releasing gas into the intestines. This can also be a sign of low probiotic flora in the bowel that helps keep water around. The poop is sitting around in the intestines too long and water is being reabsorbed, leaving these tiny round rabbit pellets. You can reference the Bristol Stool Chart to assess where your poop falls in the scale of healthy. This is a sign that there is just enough water in the stool to keep it soft but well formed and that the inside of the colon is free and clear. Your stool should come out not looking like a stool, but more like a torpedo or a banana Nice and round in the middle and tapered on both ends. Along the way, it gets rumbled and tumbled as nutrients are absorbed and toxins are eliminated. When we eat our food it travels an average of 30 feet going through our intestines before coming out the other end about 40-45 hours later. Several things come into play that determine these outcomes such as probiotic levels in the gut, digestive enzymes, muscle tone, dysbiosis of yeast or bad bacteria, parasites, food allergies or sensitivities, medications, and intestinal immune health. We should think about the shape, size, smell, shade and frequency of our waste. There are several aspects of the bowel movement that should be considered when assessing health. The average person will produce 9,000 pounds of poo per year! There are a lot of indicators of health in all of those pounds. We need to stop avoiding our voids and start appreciating them for the great resource of information they are. Our bowel movements are the best and easiest way to track your gastrointestinal health daily (hopefully). We all poop though, and when people are embarrassed to talk about it, a lot can get missed. Many people are grossed out by poop and it is not often a daily conversation. The Scoop on Poop! Posted Ap| Nutrition & Health Tips ![]()
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