I realise this is grim, but what should a healthy adult's poo look like?

[NineUnlikelyTales]

Someone must have watched "Dr" Gillian McKeith or similar. I am genuinely interested to know what it should look like and how often you should go. I am trying to eat more healthily and would like to be armed with all the information.

Cheers for reading this far

you need to get one of those german loos with a little shelf for examination. shudder at gillian mckeith adn her tupperware boxes.

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That is the funniest thread I have seen all week!

Seriously?

I imagine brown, not too stinky, consistancy of bread dough, 'formed' but not pellety.

as i reccall it should look juicy and firm and be the colour of a conker.

Oh no I couldn't even think of one of those loos - when I went to Germany on a school trip someone told me it was for checking for worms, since Germans eat so much pork. Blee vom spew.

Nine, I don't know what it should look like but apparently a person is constipated if they have 3 or fewer bowel movements a week.

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yuk why did i click on this

Oh God I thought this was going to be ignored and now I see people are itching to give, ahem juicy descriptions

The word 'juicy' should never again be used in a conversation about POO. thank you!

lol at 9 getting all revolted at her own thread.

almost as bad as some guy ringing radio one yesterday to say he had done a poo which resembled britney spears

pmsl @ britney speirs

I heartily agree with that colditz.

damn I knew I shouldn't have opened this thread just before lunch...

I've got Dutch in-laws... every time I visit I have to spend the week dealing with the harsh reality of those shelf loos! I think toilets say a lot about a culture! When we went to Japan they had toilets which had a button to make a fake flushing noise, so you could poo without anyone hearing the splash!

There is a chart that HPs have actually with pictures of all the different types of poo on it. I think one of them is described as fluffy. PMSL

I am NOT googling for images

Fluffy

I think I have the answer now thanks to Colditz, WitchTwoOh and Funkyfred.

You can all stop now

Its called the Bristol stool scale *sniggers..

"here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale"

think you should be aiming for number 3!

like your nickname..interesting..goinfriggincrazy

What you need is the Bristol Stool Chart - here you go

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale

Ah goingfriggingcrazy beat me to it!

I had salmonella in a german hospital and I can confirm that those toilets with the inspection shelf are very useful for scooping poo samples into the tube for analysis.

should they float?

does anyone have sweetcorn for lunch?

Not sure, but I think floating is a good sign that you are well hydrated.