Optimal bowel movements
- every morning upon rising
- not needing caffeine to happen
- easy to pass
- feels complete (and satisfying!)
- well formed log that is so long it curves
- no blood or mucus or flurries
- floats (bonus points)
Signs of Vata Imbalance
- dry or hard
- not pooping everyday or at all different times (no rhythm)
- look more like little pebbles instead of a log
- straining to get it out
- feels incomplete
- gas, bloating
Signs of Pitta Imbalance
- loose or watery
- more than 2 times a day
- burns when it comes out
- long skinny poops indicate inflammation in colon
- red/ green/ yellow in color
Signs of Kapha Imbalance
- smells like it has been sitting in the colon for a while
- comes mostly after eating
- mucous in stool (globs or stringy)
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