Check body condition through stool color and shape

 

By observing the shape and color of stool, you can roughly assess your body's condition.

 

When the body is healthy, stool is dark brown, soft, and sausage-shaped.

 

If you stray too far from here, it could mean that a disease has developed.

 

Learn about possible bodily conditions that can be estimated based on the color and shape of stool.

 

◇Health status by stool color

▷Red-colored bloody stool

 

If bleeding occurs in the digestive system, it can result in red-colored stool.

It could be caused by ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, or colon cancer.

▷ Dark red stool

 

Dark red stool like jajangmyeon

It can occur due to gastric ulcers or esophageal varices.

Black stool

 

People with digestive issues such as esophageal, stomach, or duodenal problems experience a burning sensation in their stomach and difficulty digesting, and they may see black stool.

 

Blood leaking from inside the digestive tract can be broken down by bacteria, making it appear black.

White stool

 

When fat breakdown ability decreases due to pancreatitis, the stool color becomes closer to white because of the fat content.

 

If bile cannot be properly excreted due to pancreatic cancer, the stool will not be mixed with bile and will appear as clumped white rice or as stool resembling crushed tofu.

Green stool

 

Excessive intake of chlorophyll can result in green stool depending on the oxidation level of bile acids. However, if it is temporary, there is no need to worry.

 

◇ Health status by stool form

▷ Uneven sausage shape

 

It is often seen in people who have poor lifestyle and eating habits, such as working in a seated position for long periods or eating irregularly.

It is often difficult and painful to have a bowel movement.

▷ Crushed form

 

It is a precursor symptom of diarrhea.

 

It often occurs when you experience stress due to excessive changes in eating habits and lifestyle.

▷ scattered shape

 

If dietary fiber is lacking, stool does not clump together and is expelled in scattered form.

Dietary fiber is abundant in vegetables, fruits, and seaweed, so it is good to supplement it.

Small bead-shaped

 

If it resembles rabbit droppings, it has stayed in the intestine for a long time and hardened.

Common symptoms of constipation may indicate dehydration within the body.