How's your Poo???
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If you've drastically dropped your calories, it could be that. Just the amount of food you eat has an effect on pooping. Anorexics are infamous for trouble pooping. They lie around, starving, not getting much exercise and they eat next to nothing. So, they have trouble pooping. Sooo many if them start taking laxatives just to be able to go. Very dangerous. Do go there!
If you're not eating enough fiber, it could be that. Fiber is helpful in that area. Fruits and veggies have good amounts of fiber. If you don't have them in your diet and begin including them, you may be happily surprised at how helpful they are in that area. Many people find that dates and prunes help them poop.
It could also be unrelated to your diet. There is no possible way we could know.
Call the doctor. If you aren't eating a balanced diet with a normal amount of healthy foods, start doing that.
Drink water.
Get daily exercise.
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I'm also quite constipated even though I eat a lot of fiber. Turns out I upped my protein by a lot and cut back too much on the fat. I'm eating more fat again and everything is fine.
I would suggest to change your MFP settings to see how much fiber you are getting and drink a lot of water.0 -
I would love to be the doctor whose patient calls whenever there's a poo-related change.
Cha-ching!0 -
Google the term "Bristol stool chart" and this might help with your 'situation'.0
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I was eating a ton of fruit and drinking a lot of water an I have "poo" issues. I'm on a very low carb diet so the fruit is decreasing a lot. It sucks and can get very uncomfortable. I have to take a lot of laxatives for satisfaction. Not fun.0
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Haha you're not alone! Mine is the same I only seem to be able to have healthy poos when my diet is not-so-healthy. I'm also suddenly gassier than normal? It's super lame.
I'm not sure how to fix it. I eat fruits and veggies (not starchy ones) with every meal, and I'm paying really close attention to my water intake. Maybe our bodies just need time to readjust?0 -
I had a similar issue when I recently changed my diet for medical reasons. Fiber was the key, 35 grams a day keeps me clean and regular. I added Chia seeds to my nightly salad if I was running low on fiber.0
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its all good
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I was eating a ton of fruit and drinking a lot of water an I have "poo" issues. I'm on a very low carb diet so the fruit is decreasing a lot. It sucks and can get very uncomfortable. I have to take a lot of laxatives for satisfaction. Not fun.
There is actually a poop chart.
OMFG...hahahahaha0 -
Mine are somewhere between Type 3 and Type 4. Because I know you were all wondering.0
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UltimateRBF wrote: »Behold:
The Bristol Stool Chart, used by the medical community.
Sauté with peppers and onions, and serve with a side of pee pee.0 -
booksandchocolate12 wrote: »I would love to be the doctor whose patient calls whenever there's a poo-related change.
Cha-ching!
If you want to do it, there is nothing stopping you. Take the MCAT.
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booksandchocolate12 wrote: »I would love to be the doctor whose patient calls whenever there's a poo-related change.
Cha-ching!
If you want to do it, there is nothing stopping you. Take the MCAT.
Yes, I'm sure there are doctors out there willing to take advantage of hypochondriacs who stress over every bowel movement.
Not interested.
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booksandchocolate12 wrote: »booksandchocolate12 wrote: »I would love to be the doctor whose patient calls whenever there's a poo-related change.
Cha-ching!
If you want to do it, there is nothing stopping you. Take the MCAT.
Yes, I'm sure there are doctors out there willing to take advantage of hypochondriacs who stress over every bowel movement.
Not interested.
You can't just decide whether or not something is wrong before you ever see the person. There's no magic that let's you know who has real problems and who doesn't. You have to *kitten*, poke, run tests - stuff like that. You have to be thorough because if you say nothing is wrong and it turns out that there was a bowel obstruction, the person could die. Aside from the legal complications, that's a heavy burden to carry - someone dying because you were lax. But at the end of the day, there is, as you say, a "Cha-Ching!"
If you change your mind back to thinking you'd "love" to be that doctor, take the MCAT! There is no reason why you couldn't be a doctor, too.
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booksandchocolate12 wrote: »booksandchocolate12 wrote: »I would love to be the doctor whose patient calls whenever there's a poo-related change.
Cha-ching!
If you want to do it, there is nothing stopping you. Take the MCAT.
Yes, I'm sure there are doctors out there willing to take advantage of hypochondriacs who stress over every bowel movement.
Not interested.
You can't just decide whether or not something is wrong before you ever see the person. There's no magic that let's you know who has real problems and who doesn't. You have to *kitten*, poke, run tests - stuff like that. But at the end of the day, there is, as you say, a "Cha-Ching!"
If you change your mind back to thinking you'd "love" to be that doctor, take the MCAT! There is no reason why you couldn't be a doctor, too.
Has sarcasm always been difficult for you?
Do you need a sign?:
Or perhaps there's a medical professional you could call who could help you with that.
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