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Stool talk (sorry to be that guy!)

Tyler2022

By Tyler2022
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Seeing as poop can tell you a lot about your health, I was just wondering how people got on here before they were diagnosed with Celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity. I can go anything from 2-5 times a day. I certainly wasn't like this some years back. As far as I remember I was always a 3-5 times a week guy and probably more on the constipated side. Is it normal for someone with a gluten issue to have a mixture of very light and dark brown stools, sometimes a mixture of both at the same time? Did anybody else ever have pieces of stool that float? How many times a day on average did you need to have a motion? Just to mention, it's very rare I have diarrhoea. I generally alternate between constipated and normal in regards to texture as far as I can see.

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I think this can vary a lot from person to person, and I believe doctors say 2-3 times a day is in the "normal" range, so if you are going 4-5 times a day you may have other intolerance issues, or your diet may not be 100% gluten-free. Floating stools are definitely a symptom of fat malabsorption. 

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On 10/20/2022 at 12:01 PM, Tyler2022 said:

 

Seeing as poop can tell you a lot about your health, I was just wondering how people got on here before they were diagnosed with Celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity. I can go anything from 2-5 times a day. I certainly wasn't like this some years back. As far as I remember I was always a 3-5 times a week guy and probably more on the constipated side. Is it normal for someone with a gluten issue to have a mixture of very light and dark brown stools, sometimes a mixture of both at the same time? Did anybody else ever have pieces of stool that float? How many times a day on average did you need to have a motion? Just to mention, it's very rare I have diarrhoea. I generally alternate between constipated and normal in regards to texture as far as I can see.

Tyler,

What you want to look is the Bristol Stool Chart.

Here is a link to it.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=mjpoLiz%2F&id=B93BE2C828816511E631B5CED7B18FA9A1DE06DA&thid=OIP.mjpoLiz_E37K7P0vwCUlwgHaIr&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftacanow.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F02%2FBristol-Stool-Chart-1749x2048.webp&exph=2048&expw=1749&q=bristol+stool+chart&simid=608053720501659909&selectedindex=7&qpvt=bristol+stool+chart&ajaxhist=0&insmi=m_&ck=31DA5BA6FA47EE27D6E65458A7BE8ACA&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.9a3a682e2cff137ecaecfd2fc02525c2%3Frik%3D2gbeoamPsdfOtQ%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&vt=0&sim=11

I don't have time to comment much more tonight......but I will try and explain it more when I get a chance.....

If not you know what to look for on the Internet to do some more research on this topic for yourself.

I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice.

Posterboy,

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