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FWD: Fact about your health-- Poop

2011/12/10 23:49

... it may reveal surprising facts about your health!

Kids are proud to show off their poop—but most adults rarely glance inside the toilet bowl. But the truth is...
...Examining your poop is one of the best ways to find out what's really going on in your body.

So take this quick quiz to get the inside scoop on your poop!

Question #1: How long does it take you to have a bowel movement?
[ ]Less than 60 seconds
[ ]More than two minutes
 Answer: Healthy bowel movements happen within 60 seconds of sitting on the toilet. The stool should easily come out without straining, grunting or any discomfort. It should have the consistency of toothpaste. If you have time to read a newspaper while sitting on the toilet—you probably have a problem with constipation or poor bowel health.  Question #2: What is the shape of your stool?
[ ]Long like a banana     [ ]round, hard pellets     [ ]thin, pencil-shaped
 Answer: Healthy stool averages about four to six inches long and are shaped like a banana or a torpedo.
Very narrow, pencil-shaped stool is a sign your colon walls are impacted or you have polyps or growths on the inside of your colon or rectum. This causes the stool to squeeze to get through. Stress can also create narrow stool.
Hard, round or pellet-shaped stool is a possible sign of poor liver function, lack of exercise, dehydration or constipation.
 Question #3: Is your stool accompanied by foul odour?
[ ]Yes     [ ]No
 Answer: Gas or odour is a sign of a bacterial imbalance in your intestinal flora. The "bad" bacteria release foul-smelling gases and toxins that can cramp your colon and create embarrassing odours.
You can eliminate this odour by removing debris and encrusted feces from the walls of your intestines and restoring the balance in your intestinal flora.
 Question #4: What colour is your stool?
[ ]Yellow     [ ]Green     [ ]Brown
[ ]Grey     [ ]Black     [ ]Bright red
 Answer: According to Mayo Clinic research, all shades of brown and even green are considered normal stool colours. And the foods you eat can affect the colour of your stool. For example, beets, tomato juice, blueberries, popsicles and green leafy vegetables can affect your stool colour. However, a distinct change in stool colour can be a warning sign for health problems.

Yellow-colour stool indicates your food is moving too quickly through your digestive tract—as in the case of diarrhea. If stool is greasy or foul-smelling, it may indicate excess fat caused by bad absorption of nutrients. Green-colour stool means your food isn't properly being processed through your intestines. As a result, bile isn't broken down—and gives your stool that green colour. Green stool can also mean you're eating too much sugar, fruits and vegetables and not enough grains or salt. Grey or ashy colour stool indicates undigested fats or heavy use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs that contain aluminium hydroxide. It can also indicate a lack of bile in the stool that may be caused by a bile duct obstruction. Black stool is a serious warning sign for bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract—possibly the stomach. Bright red stool may indicate bleeding in the lower intestinal tract, possibly the large intestine or rectum. Hemorrhoids may also be the source of the bleeding. 

NB> If your stool floats, it means that there is too much   fats in your diet.

Question #5: Do you pass gas while you're having a bowel movement or have you noticed air or bubbles in your stool?

 [ ]Yes     [ ]No  

Answer: Air or bubbles in stool can indicate an intestinal imbalance.
Gas producing bacteria may be overgrowing and competing with the healthier flora in your gut.
Please know this: A normal bowel movement happens within 60 seconds of sitting on the toilet. There should be no straining, pain, bleeding or foul odour accompanied with your bowel movements. And wiping afterwards should be easy and simple—using just one or two pieces of toilet paper!
If that's not your experience in the bathroom—then you need to give your intestines a thorough internal cleaning!
When your colon is in danger—it will do anything and everything to send out an S.O.S.for health!
That means giving you "dragon breath" and "B.O."!
If you notice strong body odour—especially under your armpits...
...Or if your friends shy away and frequently offer you breath mints—
LISTEN to your colon—it's screaming for help!
And INTESTINAL parasites can also trigger:

Painful gas and bloating
Irritable bowels
Runny stool or diarrhea
Allergies
Skin outbreaks
Insomnia
Poor immune system
Muscle pain and joint soreness
And much more!

在某篇文章有看過這麼一個chart 關於便便的種類.想不起那篇原文,不過還記得是bristol stool chart.

Bristol Stool Scale [source from wikipedia] or Bristol Stool Chart is a medical aid designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. Sometimes referred to in the UK as the "Meyers Scale", it was developed by Dr. Ken Heaton at the University of Bristol and was first published in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology in 1997.^[1] The authors of that paper concluded that the form of the stool is a useful surrogate measure of colon transit time. That conclusion has since been challenged as having limited validity, and only in types 1 and 2 when the subject is not constipated.^[2] However, it remains in use as a research tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases of the bowel, as well as a clinical communication aid.
The seven types of stool are:

• Type 1: Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass)
• Type 2: Sausage-shaped, but lumpy
• Type 3: Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface
• Type 4: Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
• Type 5: Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily)
• Type 6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool
• Type 7: Watery, no solid pieces. Entirely liquid

Types 1 and 2 indicate constipation, with 3 and 4 being the "ideal stools", especially the latter, as they are the easiest to defecate, and 5–7 tending towards diarrhoea.