General adult normal excretion defecate diameter is in 2 ~ 4cm, long 10 ~ 20cm. It’s relative. People of different races, different nationalities, anal canal thickness, rectum capacity is not the same, there are natural differences in fecal thickness. Looking at your poop for your gut health is a simple and straightforward way to do it, and comparing it to what you’ve done in the past is the right thing to do.
In addition to the original condition (anorectal thickness, rectal volume), the most direct factor affecting the size of your poop is what you’ve recently eaten and how much you’ve eaten.
Eating more/dietary fiber = poop weight ↑ volume ↑
Adult defecation is around 200g-300g per day, based on normal food intake. If which day dine together to eat to be overstuffed, the next day can discover defecate obviously more than before, and because rectum volume was propped up in defecate process some bigger, the likelihood also feels defecate thickens in the process that fast excrete.
Another possibility is that you recently rich dietary fiber content in the food, vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables), with the skin (such as apple)/the seeds, such as dragon fruit, strawberry fruit, whole grains, etc., these food contain soluble and soluble dietary fiber, because not be digestive juices break down, they keep their original appearance, after entering the digestive tract can adsorption moisture, volume change enlargement, enabling poo moisture content increased and the volume increase, a poo also can appear more strong!
What shape of poop is healthy?
Check out the following chart to see what type of poop you usually have. If you’ve chosen categories 4, 5, and 6, congratulations on your standard poop morphology, which indicates basically healthy bowel function.
If you’ve chosen categories 1 and 2, you should have dry, even constipated poop, usually because of weak bowel movements, eating or drinking too little water, and not eating enough fiber.
If you choose category 6 or 7, the poop is too thin, usually due to unhealthy diet, sensitive bowel prone to diarrhea, enteritis, etc.
If your poop shape is not ideal and you have a painful defecation experience, you should check with your doctor to find out what the problem is, so that your gut can play a role in keeping you healthy.
What needs to be noticed?
There are two main possibilities for normal but thinner poop.
If more and more thin, less and less, it is a functional problem, such as constipation caused by mucosal relaxation, prolapse and other conditions. You will find that the stool as fine as chopsticks, but go to the hospital to see a doctor, the doctor do finger diagnosis, anal tube thickness is normal.
(2) If the diet is normal but the stool in a short period of time suddenly thin, may be organic diseases of the intestinal tract, need to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis.
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