https://poopwell.korsund.com/ Plain-language guides to the Bristol stool chart, poop color, blood or mucus in stool, constipation and IBS. From the makers of Poopwell. en https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/bristol-stool-chart/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/bristol-stool-chart/ The Bristol stool chart sorts stool into seven types by shape and texture. Types 1 and 2 are hard and point to constipation, types 3 and 4 are the normal range, and types 5 to 7 are increasingly loose, with type 7 being diarrhea. A single odd day rarely matters; a change that lasts is what's worth tracking. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/poop-color-chart/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/poop-color-chart/ Brown is normal, and green, yellow or orange are usually down to food or fast digestion. Black, red or maroon stool can mean bleeding unless you've had iron, bismuth, beets or similar, and pale, clay or white stool can mean bile isn't reaching the gut. Those three colors are worth a call to a doctor if food doesn't explain them. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/how-often-should-you-poop/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/how-often-should-you-poop/ For most adults, anywhere from three bowel movements a day to three a week is normal. Fewer than three a week counts as constipation, and three or more loose or watery stools a day counts as diarrhea. A lasting change from your own usual pattern matters more than the exact number. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/ibs-food-diary/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/ibs-food-diary/ An IBS food diary works when you record what you ate, when, and how your gut responded, including stool type and symptoms, every day for at least two to four weeks. Then you compare the days after each food with your other days. Cut out one suspected food at a time, and get a dietitian's help before trying a full elimination diet like low FODMAP. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/poop-tracker-app/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/poop-tracker-app/ A good poop tracker app logs a bowel movement on the Bristol stool chart in a few seconds, records color and symptoms like blood, shows patterns over weeks, and exports a report your doctor can read. Because it's health data, check where it's stored, whether you need an account, and whether the app shows ads. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/green-poop/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/green-poop/ Green poop is usually caused by food, such as leafy greens or green food coloring, by iron supplements, or by stool moving through the gut too fast for bile to turn brown. On its own it is rarely a sign of anything serious. It's worth seeing a doctor if green stool comes with diarrhea lasting more than a few days, fever, severe pain, blood, or weight loss. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/black-stool/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/black-stool/ Black stool is often harmless and caused by iron tablets, bismuth medicines like Pepto-Bismol, black licorice or blueberries. Black, sticky, tar-like stool with a strong smell (melena) can mean bleeding in the stomach or upper intestine and needs prompt medical advice. Get urgent help if black stool comes with dizziness, fainting, or vomiting blood or coffee-ground material. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/yellow-poop/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/yellow-poop/ Yellow poop is usually caused by diet, such as carrots, sweet potatoes or yellow food coloring, or by stool moving through the gut quickly. Yellow stool that is greasy, floats, smells unusually bad and keeps happening can mean fat isn't being absorbed, which can happen with celiac disease, pancreas problems or a giardia infection. See a doctor if it lasts, especially with weight loss or diarrhea. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/blood-in-stool/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/blood-in-stool/ Bright red blood on toilet paper or streaked on stool often comes from hemorrhoids or a small anal tear, while dark red, maroon or black tarry stool points to bleeding further up the gut. A small one-off streak is often minor, but blood that keeps coming back, or comes with a change in bowel habit, weight loss or tiredness, should be checked by a doctor. Heavy bleeding, clots, dizziness or black tarry stool need urgent care. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/mucus-in-stool/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/mucus-in-stool/ A small amount of clear or whitish mucus in stool is normal, because the gut makes mucus to help stool pass. Noticeably more mucus can come with constipation, IBS, an infection or inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Mucus with blood, mucus that keeps showing up, or mucus with diarrhea, pain, fever or weight loss should be checked by a doctor. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/floating-poop/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/floating-poop/ Floating poop usually means your stool has more gas in it than usual, often after a meal high in fiber, beans or other fermentable carbs, and it's normal now and then. Stool that floats along with being greasy, pale, very foul smelling and hard to flush can mean your body isn't absorbing fat properly. If that keeps happening, especially with weight loss or diarrhea, see a doctor. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/low-fodmap-diet/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/low-fodmap-diet/ The low FODMAP diet is a three-step plan for IBS developed at Monash University. You swap high FODMAP foods for low FODMAP ones for 2 to 6 weeks, reintroduce each FODMAP group one at a time to see which ones cause symptoms, then return to eating everything you tolerate. It works best with a dietitian and isn't meant to be followed strictly for the long term. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/foods-that-make-you-poop/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/foods-that-make-you-poop/ Prunes, kiwifruit, pears, apples, berries, beans, oats, whole grains, chia and flax all help you poop because they add fiber, sorbitol or both, which soften stool and add bulk. Most take a day or more to work. Coffee and a warm breakfast are the quickest nudges, and fiber works best when you raise it slowly and drink enough fluid. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/constipation-relief/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/constipation-relief/ Most constipation eases with more fluid, a gradual increase in fiber, daily movement, and a regular unhurried toilet routine with your feet raised on a low stool. Prunes and kiwifruit can help too. If that isn't enough, a pharmacist can suggest a laxative for short-term use, and blood in your stool, weight loss or a lasting change in bowel habit needs a doctor. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/diarrhea-relief/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/diarrhea-relief/ Most diarrhea from a stomach bug or something you ate clears up on its own within a few days, and the most useful thing you can do is replace lost fluids with water or an oral rehydration solution. Eat plain food when you feel ready, and ask a pharmacist before taking anti-diarrhea medicine, which isn't suitable with fever, bloody stool or for young children. See a doctor if it lasts more than a week, or sooner if there's blood, a high fever, severe pain or signs of dehydration. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/type-6-stool/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/type-6-stool/ Type 6 on the Bristol stool chart is mushy stool with ragged edges, and type 5 is soft blobs with clear edges. Both mean stool moved through your gut faster than usual, often because of food, coffee, alcohol, stress, a stomach bug, IBS or a medicine. An occasional type 6 is common and harmless, but see a doctor if it goes on for weeks, or comes with blood, weight loss, fever or pain that wakes you at night. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/baby-poop-color/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/baby-poop-color/ Baby poop is usually yellow, green or brown, and all three are normal. Newborns pass black, sticky meconium for the first few days, then breastfed babies tend to have loose mustard-yellow stool while formula-fed babies have firmer tan or brown stool. Call your pediatrician the same day for white, pale or chalky stool, red or bloody stool, or black stool after the meconium days. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/glp1-constipation/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/glp1-constipation/ GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) slow digestion, and constipation, diarrhea and nausea are listed as common side effects. They are often worse when you start or move up a dose. Fluids, fiber added slowly, smaller meals and daily movement help many people, and your prescriber or pharmacist should be the first call before you take a laxative or if symptoms don't settle. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/constipation-pregnancy/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/constipation-pregnancy/ Constipation is common in pregnancy because hormones slow digestion, iron supplements can harden stool, and the growing womb presses on the bowel. Drinking more, adding fiber gradually and staying active are safe to try and help most people. Check with your midwife, doctor or pharmacist before taking any laxative or supplement. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/ibs-symptoms/ https://poopwell.korsund.com/guides/ibs-symptoms/ The main symptoms of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) are belly pain or cramps linked to bowel movements, bloating, and changes in how often you go or what your stool looks like, with diarrhea, constipation or both. Symptoms usually come and go in flare-ups, often after eating. Bleeding, weight loss, symptoms at night or a new change after age 50 aren't typical of IBS and need a doctor. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT