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"  Poop Why it comes out: As food moves through your intestines, cells absorb the nutrients and liquids you need. Left over for excretion: fiber, waste, and yellow, green, or brown bile, which explains stool&amp;#039;s color. What to watch for: Listen as you sit on the toilet. Poop should swoosh into the water like a professional diver, not go in like staggered belly floppers, says Mehmet Oz, M.D., coauthor of You: The Owners Manual. Then, peek into the bowl (gross, we know, but important). You should see large, firm, S-shaped pieces. Dry, gumball-size pellets mean constipation. &amp;quot;To keep stools plump, boost fiber intake by eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and drinking more fluids,&amp;quot; says Susan Lucak, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Columbia University Medical Center. By contrast, diarrhea is usually a reaction to food poisoning, dairy (if you&amp;#039;re intolerant), caffeine, antibiotics, or stress. Persistent diarrhea could also indicate celiac disease, colitis, or another serious condition, so see your doctor if your divers don&amp;#039;t reappear after two weeks. Pee Why it comes out: Urinating serves two crucial functions: shedding fluid, so we don&amp;#039;t swell up like a beach ball, and removing excess electrolytes, such as sodium.  What to watch for: Don&amp;#039;t sweat the color. Normal urine can be pale yellow or, depending on what food or medications you&amp;#039;ve ingested, orange, green, pink, or even neon yellow! Do take note if it&amp;#039;s dark yellow, which usually means you&amp;#039;re dehydrated and should drink more water, or cloudy, which may signal a urinary tract infection or kidney stone. Both of these conditions come with symptoms like pain or burning and require a trip to the doctor. Earwax Why it comes out: Earwax is a water-based mixture that lubricates and protects delicate ear tissue and contains bacteria-killing enzymes. It&amp;#039;s made in the outer third of your ear canal; moving your jaw when you talk or chew pushes it forward (and out).  What to watch for: Nothing, actually \u2014 so don&amp;#039;t go grabbing a swab. If you have so much wax buildup that it&amp;#039;s dampening your hearing or causing discomfort, remove it with a drugstore ear cleaner. You can also try using a dropperful of water to help soften the wax, then flush out your ear with a bulb syringe, says Richard Rosenfeld, M.D., an otolaryngologist at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Boogers Why they come out: Your nose makes about a quart of mucus daily to moisturize the air going into your lungs and to wash away dirt and germs. When the air is dry, the snot clumps. If you have a cold, allergies, or a sinus infection, you produce excess mucus to help flush out the virus, allergens, or bacteria.  What to watch for: More than a week of green or yellow mucus accompanied by pain and/or fever could indicate a sinus infection, so head to the doctor if you have those symptoms, says Neil L. Kao, M.D., a fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma &amp;amp;amp; Immunology. If you&amp;#039;re prone to frequent plugging, rinse your sinuses daily (mix eight ounces of water and a half teaspoon of salt in a bottle, then squirt it up your nose), drink more water, and use a humidifier. But never go digging for boogers \u2014 your nasal lining is delicate, and it scratches and bleeds easily. Blow your nose into a tissue instead. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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