What Your Poop Might Be Saying About Your Health

Have you ever wondered how they lived without toilet paper back in the days of old? The thought of using a leaf on some consistencies of poo just seems incomprehensible and down right messy. If you're a visual person I'm sure this is leaving you with an image of disgust but, the truth is that poop can tell you a lot about your health. Back in the days of old when people munched on crunchy vegetables and fruit and nuts and berries, their stool was more than likely non-messy and shot out clean as a bean. There would be very little residual left to wipe up. But in our day and age with all the processed, fatty, greasy, chemical added foods our poops come out resembling just that, drippy and greasy and leaving a mess to clean up. So, here are a few things that will tell you about yourself regarding what your outtake in the toilet is.

Although the majority of your poop is water, about 75%, the rest is 'other stuff' such as dead stuff ...dead bacteria along with live bacteria, undigested food pieces, fiber, mucous, proteins and salts and other material waste that is being eliminated from your body.

Healthy Poop Explained: Oprah has begun to have Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Turkish-American thoracic surgeon and author, appear on her show fairly regularly. During one episode Dr. Oz made a comment regarding poop. He explained that a healthy person should be producing poop that is more or less "shaped like an S, you don't want pieces." He has also stated that "At the end of the day you can analyze your body really effectively by looking at what comes out of your body." Dr. Michael Levitt, Author of the book called "The Bowel Book" states that healthy human stool resembles the shape and consistency of an unripe banana. (Although not the same color of course.) Healthy poop will be a golden brown color, almost odorless and close to 18 inches in length.

A very healthy individual will also poop out what they eat on a regular basis and ideally 3x a day, however, most healthy people will only poo once per day.

So, what exactly does the consistency, smell and color of your poo say about you? Let's take a peek!