What A Healthy Adult's Normal Stool Should Look Like

I posted this back in August, but it is information that everyone should know - so here it is again. Lots of folks have digestion problems - constipation, diarrhea, thin stools or light colored stools, foul reeking odor - ALL of these ailments are not normal!

A healthy adult's stool should be the length and width of an infant's arm - this is the size of a healthy, well functioning colon. Smaller sized stools indicate that much waste is accumulating on the colon walls. Pencil thin stools are a super red flag warning that the colon is in serious trouble!

It should be various shades of brown - the liver enzymes are green (AKA bile) and is what helps break down food and turns the waste a brown shade - a healthy liver creates the correct color stool. Light, pale, or nearly colorless stools indicates very serious liver problems - not enough bile!

A healthy stool should be nearly odorless - or have a not at all unpleasant "earthy" smell (no flower scented sprays required). It should be in one piece and sink nicely into the bottom of the toilet.

You should feel "empty" after a healthy bowel movement - no hard straining required. A healthy digestive system/colon will process the volume amount of food you intake into just about the same volume amount of stool - every day or every other day. In other words, if you are not producing stool in comparision to the amount of food you eat - then something in the plumbing system is not functioning correctly.

Where does the excess waste go if not out? It stays in your colon and builds up causing a wide variety of health problems AND a cozy place for parasites to live.
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