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Bristol Stool Chart: Poop Types and What They Mean

Medically reviewed by Shadi Hamdeh, MDMedically reviewed by Shadi Hamdeh, MD The Bristol Stool Chart is used to determine whether human stool (poop) is typical, or if its shape and consistency suggest ...
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Types of Poop and What Your Stool Can Tell You About Your Health

Looking for the scoop on types of poop? It may not be a topic of daily conversation, but your bowel movements can tell you ...
Rolling Out

What your bowel movements reveal about your health

Recent research has uncovered how bowel movement frequency can serve as a vital indicator of digestive and overall health. While it is often an overlooked topic in health discussions, the frequency of ...
Rolling Out

5 reasons floating bowel movements can indicate good health

While the act itself might seem mundane, the characteristics of your stool can provide crucial insights into your overall health. One particular feature that may raise questions is whether your bowel ...
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How Often Do You Poop? New Research Shows Bowel Movement Frequency Linked to Overall Health

Brian is a New York–based science and health journalist. His work has been published by The Atlantic, The Paris Review, The New York Times For Kids, CBS News, The TODAY Show, Barron's PENTA, Engadget, ...
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Timing is everything: Study finds link between bowel movement frequency and overall health

Researchers examined the clinical, lifestyle, and multi-omic data of more than 1,400 healthy adults. How often people poop, they found, can have a large influence on one's physiology and health.