Has any of you done a 'workout' in the toilet before? No, I don't mean actual exercise in the toilet, that would be silly and dangerous. What I meant, was difficulty trying to get the 'poop' out from your system, face turned blue, using forceful pushing movements to unload the 'waste-product' which has been 'fermented' in your gut for days, if not weeks. The pooping dilemma, or what we often call it as constipation.
Most of us often think that as long as we poop daily, we generally have a healthy digestion and elimination process in the gut. Is that right? Let's take a quick look at stool chart diagram later on to get better acquainted with your own poop. Most people do not dare to look at their own poop during elimination process in the toilet. Some even think that frequent diarheaa or constipation is common and nothing to worry about as long as they are still breathing and alive. As long as laxatives and 'medication' from doctor come into place, things should be under control right? Is that so?
It's common, that easily 4 out of 5 people are suffering from constipation, or often juggles between diarheaa too. This goes back and forth, compact stools and watery elimination. From real life experiences dealing with clients and friends, constipation has become a common problem for the 'stressful' population. From digestive stress, to mental and emotional stressors, one of the main culprit is poor diet and bacteria overgrowth. Although chronic stress from work and other factors, in addition of late night sleep, will further aggravate the problem, as a result of elevated cortisol level.
People have forgotten the importance of gut flora, and how important diet role is to our gut health. Digestion, assimilation and elimination are three very important processes to keep our immune system strong and healthy, and to ensure how well we stay nourished. I always tell people, "If your digestion is poor, you will never be healthy". No matter what diet or foods you eat, it could be 100% organic whole foods but if your digestion is not functioning properly due to some hidden stressors or underlying cause, the assimilation of nutrients will suffer too. Thus, elimination process will no doubt be affected and your stool will tell you how well your digestion is and how poor your diet has been lately, from the smell, texture and also the ease of your pooping process in the toilet.
Now, without further delay, I hereby present to you, the Bristol Stool Chart. If you often having stool discharge of no.1 and 2, you are suffering from constipation. If you stool texture looks like no.4, that would be the ideal, and no.3 is acceptable, but no.5 in the chart is on par and partially acceptable. If your stool looks like no.6 and 7, that would be under 'diarheaa' category, which is poor form of elimination. Meanwhile, I list down below the check-list to determine if your 'elimination by-product' is healthy. Look at your poop, know your digestion better. Happy pooping!
Pooping check-list
- Consistent regular poop no.4. Shouldn't be having 'nuts' like or watery discharge for your elimination routine.
- Your should poop everyday, and having a satisfying 'unloading' session would be ideal. Visitation of toilets of more then once a day (2-3 times) would be even better.
- One big push, one complete poop. No face-turned blue long session of forceful attempts, it should be easy and fast.
- A big smile on your face. You will know if you just had a happy pooping session without any nasty foul smell and ideal texture.
Most of us often think that as long as we poop daily, we generally have a healthy digestion and elimination process in the gut. Is that right? Let's take a quick look at stool chart diagram later on to get better acquainted with your own poop. Most people do not dare to look at their own poop during elimination process in the toilet. Some even think that frequent diarheaa or constipation is common and nothing to worry about as long as they are still breathing and alive. As long as laxatives and 'medication' from doctor come into place, things should be under control right? Is that so?
It's common, that easily 4 out of 5 people are suffering from constipation, or often juggles between diarheaa too. This goes back and forth, compact stools and watery elimination. From real life experiences dealing with clients and friends, constipation has become a common problem for the 'stressful' population. From digestive stress, to mental and emotional stressors, one of the main culprit is poor diet and bacteria overgrowth. Although chronic stress from work and other factors, in addition of late night sleep, will further aggravate the problem, as a result of elevated cortisol level.
People have forgotten the importance of gut flora, and how important diet role is to our gut health. Digestion, assimilation and elimination are three very important processes to keep our immune system strong and healthy, and to ensure how well we stay nourished. I always tell people, "If your digestion is poor, you will never be healthy". No matter what diet or foods you eat, it could be 100% organic whole foods but if your digestion is not functioning properly due to some hidden stressors or underlying cause, the assimilation of nutrients will suffer too. Thus, elimination process will no doubt be affected and your stool will tell you how well your digestion is and how poor your diet has been lately, from the smell, texture and also the ease of your pooping process in the toilet.
Now, without further delay, I hereby present to you, the Bristol Stool Chart. If you often having stool discharge of no.1 and 2, you are suffering from constipation. If you stool texture looks like no.4, that would be the ideal, and no.3 is acceptable, but no.5 in the chart is on par and partially acceptable. If your stool looks like no.6 and 7, that would be under 'diarheaa' category, which is poor form of elimination. Meanwhile, I list down below the check-list to determine if your 'elimination by-product' is healthy. Look at your poop, know your digestion better. Happy pooping!
Pooping check-list
- Consistent regular poop no.4. Shouldn't be having 'nuts' like or watery discharge for your elimination routine.
- Your should poop everyday, and having a satisfying 'unloading' session would be ideal. Visitation of toilets of more then once a day (2-3 times) would be even better.
- One big push, one complete poop. No face-turned blue long session of forceful attempts, it should be easy and fast.
- A big smile on your face. You will know if you just had a happy pooping session without any nasty foul smell and ideal texture.
Hi I got diarheaa almost every week n I always have constipation for more then 4 or 5 days straight. No idea why this happen.
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