Ep. 130: Sticky, Floating, or Hard to Pass? What Your Poop Is Telling You Before You Ever Run a Test

Have you ever looked down before flushing and thought, “That doesn’t look right”? Most women do, and then they move on with their day. In this episode, Dr. Heather explains why every trip to the bathroom is a report card on how your digestion is working, from your stomach all the way down.

After 20 years of her own gut issues and more than 1,000 clients, Dr. Heather has seen the same patterns again and again. Women do everything right, with the fiber, the magnesium and the probiotics, and still don’t get relief. She uses a simple assembly line analogy to explain why the order you work in matters, shares the story of a past client who went from five safe foods to ordering at restaurants without checking the menu first, and covers where stool testing like the GI Map fits in.

You’ll also get a week of poop homework to bring to Behind the Bloat on October 23.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to use the Bristol Stool Chart and the other details worth noticing
• What sticky, greasy or floating stool can point to
• Common reasons for hard, pellet-like stool
• Why your clues point to where you should start
• When a stool test like the GI Map is most useful

Episodes Referenced in this episode: 

• Ep. 69: Is Your Poop Greasy, Sticky, or Floating? It Might Be a Bile Problem
• Ep. 108: Why You’re Still Constipated: The Low Stomach Acid Connection No One Talks About

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