How Do I Know if I am Having a Normal Bowel Movement?

So many people ask this question.  What is normal?  What Size?  Color?  What Shape?  Most people watch Oprah and Dr Oz, and have heard of the S shaped poop!! Yes it is true your bowel movement should eliminate fast & quickly , without straining, pushing or discomfort,  A medium brown color like a brown paper bag is a normal stool color .  The consistency of toothpaste.  The colon should deliver a  2-3 banana shaped, non odorous 4 to 8 inch long stool.  This stool should leave the colon and enter the toilet water smoothly and effortlessly, this is consitered a normal bowel movement.  Once in the toilet it should descend slowly not plop and sink to the bottom nor float.  You should only need to wipe yourself once not keep wiping & smearing more toxins.

STOOL COLOR Is My Stool Normal?  Brown like a paper bag is in the normal range.  Greenish stool can mean you are passing food too quickly through the colon (diarrhea is often greenish).  Or perhaps you eat a good healthy raw diet that consists of green leafy vegetables, this would be a normal bowel movement for you.  Yellowish stool is also moving through the colon too quickly.  Grey and pale colored stool coud be undigested fats in the stool also greasy & shiny that may float.  An excessive use of antacids rolaids or tumms that contain aluminum hydroxide  can change the color of your stool.

SHAPE OF STOOL  If you are passing Ball shaped stool and they drop one at a time you may be a result of liver stagnation, lack of exercise and stress, all of which slows down your colon emptying properly.  Pencil or ribbon shaped stool could be a deficiency of the spleen, overwork and stress is the main cause as well as too much fried food, dairy and or even too many cold liquids.  You may consider a blockage or major  impaction.  Floater or sticking to the toilet sides could be too much fat, fried or greasy foods in the diet.  Soft or very smelly & heavy odor can mean too many fats in the small intestine, chronic stress, immune deficiency, diabetes, lack of fiber and use of oral contraceptives and or other drugs.  White Mucus can be seen with either diarrhea or constipation.  Normal bowel function is not appearant here.  Loose stools an bloating may be signs of Ancient Chinese medicine usually called “Spleen Qi deficiency”  This is linked to weak digestion brought on by stress tiredness and a poor diet, which is not consistant with normal bowel function.  A good ‘S” shaped stool, brown in color 4-6 inches is a normal bowel movement.     Remember to drink pleanty of water.

If you are in the restroom for more than a few minutes or you have time to read, it’s time for Colon Hydrotherapy.

 

I Have Diarrhea Most of The Time.

Diarrhea is actually hidden constipation!  Does food tend to just “run right through you”?  Do you find your stool is runny & watery? Our colons become so thick and full of impacted fecal matter in the colon that out colon walls are unable to remove moisture from our food that it passes right through us and we are not absorbing the nutrients in the foods we eat. You food then races past the hard impacted fecal matter clinging to your colon walls.  You will continue to have diarrhea until you detox the colon.   I suggest you remove the impacted fecal matter in the colon with colon hydrotherapy sessions followed by a Reflorastation Session. Read more about Reflorastating the colon in other posts.

Can I Just Take Laxatives?

Taking laxatives is just a band aide for colon issues. Laxatives will only remove some fecal matter from the colon, they tend to liquefy the stool, create cramping and leave old, hard impacted toxins in the colon.  Have you ever noticed in a store there is a whole isle for Colon Cleanse, Stool Softeners and other Colon aides?  Well that is because most people have colon issues and want a quick fit.  Which is why Colon products is the 2nd largest over the counter item sold without a prescription!! Colon care products are a multi-billion dollar business in the US today!!   Any wonder Colon Cancer is the #2 killer today.

Taking laxatives usually makes people dependent on them or they cannot have a bowel movement.  Being dependent on anything other than your own body to release & remove toxins can be unhealthy for you especially your colon.  Built up colon products like pysilum seed, husks or powders lead to blockage of the colon and may need to be removed surgically .

There can be side effects on the colon and your body if you are taking prescription drugs, some laxatives cannot be taken if you are on bone drugs as they block calcium absorption.  They also contain large amounts of sugars which will irritate the colon and add calories.  You may also experience rectal itching, stomach discomfort, bloating colon, gas and cramping.

If you  “HAVE TO”  take any type of laxative to have a bowel movement call now for your appointment  480 239 2385  Remember Your #2 Is Your #1 Priority  I Can Help

How Long Does it Take To Digest My Food?

Many clients wonder how long does it takes for my food to exit my colon?  After you eat you should eliminate your food in 18-24 hours.  If you digest too fast you are not absorbing nutrients. If  the food is passing thought the colon too quickly, you will not get the benefits of what you ate.  A few ways to know how do I know when I eliminated my meal.

1). Eat some corn (only if you are not allergic to corn) it will pass through the colon the same way as you ate it… whole.

2).  Take 4 or 5 Charcoal capsules with 8oz water ( write down the time you took them, preferably after a meal) , as the charcoal passes through the colon and exits your stool will be black like tar, note the time it took to see black tar-like stool. This will tell you how long the food has traveled through the colon.  If it takes longer than 24 hours you may want to make an appointment for Colon Hydrotherapy Session.

During a session I noticed corn as my client released, my client said no it can’t be corn.  Once again later in the session I saw more corn, I asked the client “Why do you say it can’t be corn”?  My client stated that she had an allergy test 6 months ago and found she was allergic to corn and has not eaten corn in the past 6 months!!!  She took 6 months for her to digest her food.

What is a Colon?

A lot of people ask me what is a colon?  Some think that the entire stomach and intestines are the colon.

When you hear colon, intestine and or bowels you are talking about the same thing.  The small intestine is 25-30 feet the size of a tennis court!! Our large intestine is 5-5 1/2 feet .  This is the area where we eliminate foods we eat.  You eat a meal and the food travels to your stomach then goes to your small intestine and it is in liquid form, 90% of the nutrients vitamins & minerals are absorbed here.   From the small intestine it travels through the Ileo cecal valve to the large intestine up the ascending colon mind you it’s still in liquid form, the last 10% of nutrients  vitamins & minerals are absorbed here.  It passes through the transverse colon ( top part of colon) and starts to form a firm stool. Now it goes down the descending colon to the sigmoid and exits the rectum.  Your meal is free at last!  See  post on How long does it  take to digest my food?

 

 

 

Slowly Digested Food Equals Bloating

If your last meal is not passing through your colon within 18-36 hours, it’s sitting in your colon and rotting.  Why is this a problem?  Undigested food sits in your colon and rots.  It causes gas, bloating, constipation, weight gain, bad breath and other health issues.

When you don’t have enough good bacteria to balance the bad bacteria, you don’t digest your food.  The result is that the bad bacteria takes over and creates gas and other problems.