Episode 34: What Your Poop Says About Your Health: A Guide to Normal Bowel Movements

<p>Today we&#39;re getting into something nobody wants to talk about and everybody should: poop. I promise it&#39;s one of the most useful conversations we&#39;ll have, because your bowel movements are one of the clearest windows into your health, telling you about your hydration, your nutrition, how well you&#39;re absorbing nutrients, and how your gut is functioning day to day.</p><p>I start with the question everyone asks: how often should I actually be going? Then we get into the tool I pull up constantly in the clinic: the Bristol Stool Scale. I walk through all seven types, what they mean, and the range you&#39;re actually aiming for. We cover one of the most misunderstood truths in gut health, that you can go every single day and still be constipated, if you&#39;re straining, waiting, or never quite feeling emptied, and how that incomplete feeling can point to the pelvic floor.</p><p>From there I get practical: why stool gets hard in the first place, the different types of fiber and how much you actually need (and why you should build up slowly), what magnesium can and can&#39;t do, why movement matters, and why &quot;detox&quot; is the wrong way to think about all of this. I close with the red flags that deserve a workup, and a simple to-do list: look at your poop, and learn your normal.</p><p>This is educational, not medical advice, but it&#39;s the kind of everyday health literacy that genuinely changes outcomes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow us</strong></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mimi_aprn/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mimi_aprn">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ReverWellness">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedes-mimi-deal-a38116347/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reverwellness.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reverwellness.com/the-rever-rundown-podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See full show notes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Become a Patient: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://polite-acorn-76939.myflodesk.com/oofx031mqk">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Medical Providers: ⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/u100675516">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joi