Things Your Stool Says About Your Health

12 Things Your Stool Says About Your Health

12 Things Your Stool Says About Your Health

so today we're talking about stools now I kind of like the four legged bar stool myself I find it's very stable . It's easy to sit on and what Oh we're not talking about that kind of stool oh and now for a different kind of stool.

 twelve things your poop says about your health well as gross as it may sound the color and shape of your stool can reveal a lot about your health any changes you might notice can be a sign of a serious disease don't ignore them .

step toward good health poop color as you probably know the normal color of stool is brown it may vary slightly from time to time depending on what you eat, but a sudden color change for no obvious reason can be a warning sign .

so let's find out what's whitish grayish or clay colored stool indicates a lack of bile. Bile is what makes normal poop brown lighter poop may hint at problems with the liver and gallbladder as these are organs .

where bile is produced and stored it can be anything from blocked bile ducts and gall stones to cirrhosis gall stones can give you some serious abdominal pain or show no signs of their existence making it trickier to diagnose as for cirrhosis it gives your liver irreversible damage so early detection of it could be life-saving white mucus on brown stool may be a sign of Crohn's disease .

Crohn's disease:-

which is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease number two green are you a fan of spinach kale and broccoli or maybe your diet contains avocados cucumbers zucchini Kiwis and other green foods then .

You probably don't have a reason to worry about green poop a green color may be caused by the consumption of vegetables rich in chlorophyll which makes them green or green food. coloring and drinks and iron supplements if food is not the reason it means your stool passed the digestive tract too quickly and didn't have time to get enough bile in.

Bilirubin are you guys still with me on this trek through the poop great number three yellow have you noticed that your stool looks yellowish is covered in greasy film and even leaves drops of oil in the toilet bowl yellow stool can be a sign of blocked bile ducts and poor fat absorption .

When your digestive system fails to break down food the way it should too much fat goes out with your stool another reason is a lack of enzymes produced by the pancreas which may hint at chronic pancreatitis cystic fibrosis and celiac disease.

People who have celiac disease can eat gluten so bread and pasta along with other foods rich in gluten give their intestines a hard time but don't panic yellow poop can also be a sign that you ate too many carrots and had a lot of yellow colored drinks yes they could make your poop look golden number four black number four black stool may appear because of medicine intake like aspirin ibuprofen and iron supplements or bleeding in the intestines the latter is obviously a reason to contact your doctor immediately a more common cause again why is in the food you eat black and blue foods like blueberries licorice dark chocolate cookies and grape juice can give this shade to your feces iron supplements and nicotine could also be the cause of that poop change in color if black and blue foods as well as iron supplements are not part of your diet then you should probably alarm number five red red stool is usually influenced by your diet beets jell-o colored drinks Tomatoes just think about what you've consumed recently two bowls of tomato soup well you shouldn't be surprised however if food is not the cost it's time to call your doctor blood