Title: Know the Signs of Healthy and Unhealthy Stool
Headings: How Perfect Is Your Poop?
How Perfect Is Your Poop?
Story at-a-glance
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By Dr. Mercola
Analyze Your Stool Online Using StoolAnalyzer
The Bristol Stool Chart
Signs of Healthy Versus Unhealthy Stool
How Often Should You Poop?
You're Probably Missing Out on These Two Pooping Principles
Tips to Optimize Your Bowel Movements

Content: This changes the spatial relationships of your intestinal organs and musculature, optimizing the forces involved in defecation. Squatting straightens your rectum, relaxes your puborectalis muscle and allows for complete emptying of your cecum and appendix without straining, which prevents fecal stagnation and the accumulation of toxins in your intestinal tract. Non-westernized societies, in which people squat, do not have the high prevalence of bowel disease seen in developed nations; in some cultures with traditional lifestyles, these diseases are uncommon or almost unknown. Special toilets and stools that get your body into a more "squatty" position can help you get closer to the ideal even if you've been sitting for decades. What's the other pooping principle you may be missing out on? A bidet! Bidets provide superior hygiene, are gentler on your skin and are better for the environment than toilet paper; with a bidet seat, you can even install one right on your existing toilet. Bidets are common in certain parts of Europe, South America, the Middle East and Japan;