HI Mishi – It sounds like you may be struggling with some diarrhea issues. Please rad more here, as we have an entire section of articles on diarrhea: https://healthygut.com/category/diarrhea/

Hi Savanna – Making a dietary change will certainly not hurt and we think you’ll find it really helpful! The best place to start is here: https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/

Hello – this is a sign of something bigger going on. We’d recommend you start by changing your dietary habits to heal your gut and you can begin here: https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/

But lately I find that the size & firmness of my poop is making me bleed when I go (Not everytime). I’m not sure if I have too much fiber or if i didnt drink enough that day or if I need to take a softner every other day or something…

Sluggish and tired most days. But I attribute that to the medications I’m on. However, I had this issue several years before I even started taking the meds. They are more at a 1 than a 2. I don’t think it’s because I’m not drinking enough water or getting enough fluids, but most of the time, it takes some effort to go.

Hi Melissa – stools should sink and 3-5 times a day is a little much. How do you feel every day?

I had an iron stomach and happy poops until my second Iraq deployment. Now, im highly lactose intolerant and have to shit all the time (even after omitting lactose)

I resolved my GERD completely by eliminating gluten, after vomiting several times a day for 8 years due to stomach acid and nausea. I would examine your diet, it changed my life

HI Adam – we’d recommend you start by addressing your stomach acid:
The test is called the Heidelberg capsule test and you can ask you practitioner for administration details. Also, please read here on how to test it yourself: https://healthygut.com/3-tests-for-low-stomach-acid/

How and what Betaine HCL to supplement with: https://healthygut.com/how-to-supplement-with-betaine-hcl-for-low-stomach-acid/

Mine too. It seems it’s either caused by fat in the stool or gas.

Hi Teli – sorry you are suffering!
Digestive enzymes are imperative to stopping diarrhea and many do not take enough, so please view this here: https://healthygut.com/who-needs-digestive-enzymes-and-how-to-take-them/

Here is another great article on how to stop your diarrhea fast: https://healthygut.com/stop-diarrhea-fast/

You may consider our Flare Support program that can be found here: http://diarrheahelp.scdlifestyle.com

Hi! So I would like to point out there is a connection being made between psychological health and gut health. They are positively correlated which means one is doing good so will the other and same with both doing bad. Also there are many instances of people improving on a gluten-free diet whether or not they officially test as celiac. Those people often have a leaky gut and if it’s went on long enough develop autoimmune conditions. If I was in your situation I would get to the “gut” of things. Also if psych meds have largely been affective, “treatment resistant” this would also be yet another indicator of systemic inflammation. ** Ineffective not affective-sorry just woke up. Dr Amy Myers has a program that addresses leaky gut. It’s $197, if you watch the webinar. She not only addresses leaky gut, but also addresses autoimmunity treatement as well. It’s a bit of a commitment, but it’s less of a commitment than having multiple illnesses run your life and paying for visits to get meds that sometimes help and can have lots of side effects

Hello – this is a sign of constipation and we’d suggest starting by reading the following: https://healthygut.com/real-food-tips-constipation/

We also have an entire section of constipation related articles on our site, and these can be found here: https://healthygut.com/category/constipation/

Hi Gary – a floating stool is a sign of inflammation, gas in the stool, and possible gut infections. We’d suggest first starting by changing your diet (SCD, paleo, or something similar). https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/ is a great place to start for the SCD diet. If you don’t see some improvement, we’d suggest stool testing after that.

Hi Gary – a floating stool is a sign of inflammation, gas in the stool, and possible gut infections. We’d suggest first starting by changing your diet (SCD, paleo, or something similar). https://healthygut.com/scd-quick-start-guide/ is a great place to start for the SCD diet. If you don’t see some improvement, we’d suggest stool testing after that.

Hello – I’m not totally sure what you’re asking but here are some resources for both constipation and diarrhea: http://constipationhelp.scdlifestyle.com/?_ and http://diarrheahelp.scdlifestyle.com

HI Nancy, many things can affect the quality of our stool – like food, stress, exercise, etc. WE’d suggest first looking at your diet. It really helps to follow an elimination diet so you always know what foods you can tolerate and which ones you can’t. From the list you’re mentioned, I’d suggest removing all dairy and grain.

Hello – not feeling complete after a bowel movement or having to go again right away is a sign of constipation ( a much less known sign). If you haven’t cleaned up your diet, we suggest starting there. Here are some helpful articles for you on constipation:https://healthygut.com/category/constipation/

HI Jay – your poop will tell you a lot about what’s going on inside the body and this is a great marker to. Some of the things you’ve described aren’t optimal. We also say to base things on how well you feel each day. IF you’re getting up with a ton of energy (and no stimulants to produce that;) and generally feel well through out the day than that’s a great sign. It does sound like you might have some constipation going on and here are some resources for you: https://healthygut.com/category/constipation/

Anyway, my movements have defaulted to 1 & 2 entirely. Other than the shape, the firmness and frequency are the same as healthy, middle chart movements. 2-3 times daily, soft, but not too soft, definitely not 5+ side of the scale. No cramping or bloating or anything, either. I’ve had IBS for as long as can remember, swinging from constipated to diarrhea constantly, but that’s gone away almost completely. Eating a little too much fiber sometimes causes this clear jelly stuff, but it goes away within a day or two and doesn’t come with any discomfort or apparent side effects.

Should I be looking into this at all? (Not literally, haha.)
Everything online is saying I’m suuuper constipated, but I’m clearly not. The jelly is either totally harmless or my kidneys are failing…?!

The last time I had an actual emergency that had my doctor checking this stuff out, it didn’t come back with anything out of the ordinary, so I’m not going to get my, uh, samples tested again when everything feels better than normal. It’s just… kinda weird.

HI Lynn – Antibiotics alter the gut microbiome and can affect many things like digestion, absorption, and therefore bathroom habits.

Thank for any input!

Hi Patty – it’s hard to say what that means. IF you are having any health issues (digestive or otherwise) we’d recommend a diet like SCD to help the gut heal.

HI Audrey – sounds like your on the side of having diarrhea (even though it’s not totally there at this point). I’d recommend some digestive enzymes and also looking at your diet to identifying trigger foods. Here are some enzymes we recommend: Digest Gold – http://amzn.to/XHZOjS

Gi Pro Helath Prozymes – http://www.giprohealth.com/enzymes.aspx (SCD Legal)

Thorne Dipan 9 – http://amzn.to/1bQ6aHM

Hi Mark – it sounds like you need to make some changes as soon as possible! I’m not confident that the doctor will be able to help you much here. We’d suggest changing your diet, healing your gut, and letting your body heal naturally. If you need help with constipation, magnesium and Vitamin C can help for starters, but we shouldn’t have to rely on those long term to have regular bowel movements. We’d suggest checking out our constipation program here: http://constipationhelp.scdlifestyle.com

HI Marie, thanks for reaching out! Nuts can be hard to break down in the digestive tract and are also in the top ten list of high allergy foods. Any food we can’t properly break down has the potential to sit in the gut and feed pathogenic bacteria. Nuts aren’t necessarily bad, we just need to use precaution with how much we’re eating, the type (whole pieces, nut butter, nut milk) and when we introduce them.

There is nothing wrong with that, Kevin:)

HI Anthony, there are many factors that play a role in bowel movements. Hydration, sleep, stress, diet, hormones, and exercise are some of those factors. We’d recommend dialing in your diet and paying atttention to how those other factors play into how you feel. A journal is a great way to do that:)

HI Bry, sorry to hear you’ve been suffering all these years. We’d highly suggestyou Take a look at our Diarrhea program that has helped many in your same shoes: http://diarrheahelp.scdlifestyle.com