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I'm no poopologist, but I'll give it a shot!
Your output, is incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, dependent on your input.
People who eat a strict carnivore diet, famously, have very little and infrequent poops.
People who have a fiber-rich diet, and eat spicy food, think about curries, have frequent and powerful poops.
People who eat a lot of fat, more fat than they can process, will have more fatty poops. In fact, this is one way to determine if you are eating enough fat in your diet, if your poop is dry and clumpy, you need more fat. If your poop is fatty, you need less fat
All of this is also moderated by your gut biome, whether it's changing or fed. If you make any serious diet changes, you can expect an odd pooping schedule for the first week or two. Until your gut biome completely adjusts. I've seen a paper where it indicates total gut biome adjustment to a radically new diet can take up to 9 months
A lot of modern processed food, in order to try to be "healthier", is difficult, or not impossible, for the body to process. That means it goes from the input to the output very quickly. Lower transit time, is healthier because you're absorbing less of the nutrients when you're eating a bad diet, but it means more poop
On the whole: fat, and protein, are almost totally absorbed by the stomach. Grains, carbohydrates, fiber, anything from a plant, The domain of the intestine... And since these are not perfectly absorbed, they have more outputs.
Fun fact, poop is brownish, because that is your old blood cells getting removed!!!
I'm not convinced you are not a poopologist
There is an impoopster among us
Impoopsible!
Good pun chains are what early reddit had that Lemmy lacks.
Thanks y'all 💩
I respectfully disagree. Entirely.
I found the pun chains on reddit infantile.
Thank You, Dr. Nofun
I am poositive you just need to drop your kids off at the pool, and then the fun can begin
We need to flush them out
Are you pooh-poohing their poopologist protestation?
Is it the foliage camouflage?
I have a medical degree and came here to say something much less comprehensive.
Please accept your honorary degree in Poopology!
Ok, I'm gonna need info on this. Because it does appear to check out, but I've always been told it's lack of fiber and not enough fluid (which is impressive because I drink my 3-5 liters a day).
Which also makes me wonder, what am I not eating that has fats in it?
Typically super dry poops mean something is deficient in your diet, so your stomach / gut is really wrangling every last drop it can get from your food. Make sure your eating some highly bioavailable food like liver, eggs to ensure your getting all your micronutrients.
Fiber can help, but its not necessary, its famous for reducing transit time, it doesn't fix the first problem, but the poops will be more frequent. (natures broom as some would say)
If your eating more fat then your gall bladder can provide bile for, the excess makes it into the intestines, resulting in lubricated poops. This is one possible scenario as well.
If you have other gut issues, like ibs, chrones, lactose intolerance (which happens in lots of adults who don't even realize it!!!), etc - just removing the irritant can fix the issue. Elimination diets are good ways to experiment with different foods (carnivore is the gold standard elimination diet - often used by people with severe / chronic gut issues)
I'm not sure how drinking water would really help, assuming your not dehydrated.... Perhaps the theory is the water can overwhelm the intestines ability to absorb? Maybe... depends on transit time, overall electrolyte balance, sweat, etc... if your pee is already clear and not yellow at all, you have enough water
(Again not a poopologist - I swear it on my endoscope, not medical advice, just spit balling)
The dehydration is a consistent problem for me. But, I'm looking into this fats thing. I have IBS-C, and since I started taking Wegovy, it's gotten much worse, but the fat in my diet has also decreased a ton.
Which isn't great because fat can fill you up more than what I used to eat. Unfortunately I can't stand eggs and liver, it's a texture thing i don't really understand.
One thing I know works very well is any cream pasta sauce. Which makes me think it's time for experimenting.
Wegovy is a massive complicating factor! It has a big impact on your outputs.
Good luck on finding the right food for you!
I can confirm that gut biome is big... Back in my 20s, I seemingly wiped mine out halfway through a course of antibiotics, and it took years to get back to something somewhat normal.
I eat mostly meat, starches, and veggies and poop between three and five times a day!
You sure eat veggies and poop a lot! How many times a day do you eat meats, and starches?
Now that I think about it, I don’t eat a crazy amount of meat! Once a day, usually chicken or beef. Not every day though, especially if I’m hanging out with veggie or vegan friends.
I eat rice, potato, or noodles multiple times a day! I love rice and pasta soooo much.
The thing I eat the most is cheese, for sure. I eat tons of cheese every day. But I’ve heard that makes someone poop less? My body is strange hahaha. I drink a lot of beer, so maybe that’s part of it?