for all your stool color needs.
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/gettingdiagnosed/a/stools.htm
alex and I were researching "weird colors" but this is one of the things I stumbled upon. Needless to say, poop jokes ensued.
this is HILARIOUS! i love the bold headings. Now that I've been enlightened, I have to shoot for "the ideal dump":
"An ideal bowel movement is medium brown, the color of plain cardboard. It leaves the body easily with no straining or discomfort. It should have the consistency of toothpaste, and be approximately 4 to 8 inches long. Stool should enter the water smoothly and slowly fall once it reaches the water. There should be little gas or odor."
Seriously, waaaay too descriptive!!!
i took a gander at my "work" yesterday after reading this and i have good news for everyone. it's healthy! i didn't test the consistancies, but by all shapes and appearances i produce utopian excrement. i wonder what a dump will be like in the new system...
Utopian Excrement BV @ his BEST! *satisfied sigh*
well, I know we'll fart butterflies and they'll smell like roses. Its in 2 moses 8:18
ooh 2 Moses 8:18! one of my fave scriptures, probably right after Paul 7:9.
and beelzebub 4:1!
lighting strike!
This chart came in handy to me. I was wondering why my poop was greenish/black and I found out this:
Black stool caused by food, supplements, medication, or minerals is known as "false melena." Iron supplements, taken alone or as part of a multivitamin for iron-deficient anemia, may cause stools to be black or even greenish in color.
I've been taking iron supplements! (tmi?)
NEI, Matt. MI! MI!
LOL
well if you must know, I also crossed referenced my data with the bristol stool scale