I’ve heard that going once a day is normal, but is it bad if I poop every few days? Should I be concerned if my poop is sometimes a strange color? What’s really “normal” for bowel movements? A general ...

Medically reviewed by Shadi Hamdeh, MD Key Takeaways The Bristol Stool Chart helps you understand poop types and possible ...

(Ake Ngiamsanguan/Canva) "How often do you poop?" might sound like a very personal question, but your answer could reveal ...

It’s one of those questions people joke about, but quietly want a real answer to. How often are you actually supposed to poop? Every day? Every other day? Only a few times a week? Somewhere along the ...

Generally, “normal” poop should be brown. When you eat food, it eventually turns that color by the time it exits the body in the form of stool, according to Baltimore colon and rectal surgeon Jeffery ...

If your types of poop occasionally fall into a non-normal category on the Bristol Stool Chart, you don’t have to be alarmed. However, if you have pencil-thin stools, that can be a sign of a physical ...

If you're guilty of this behavior, you're not doing your gut any favors.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Poop irregularities may be more “regular” than you ...