What Should Poop Look Like?

The fascinating diversity of poop shapes, sizes, smells and colors and what they say about your health

Even when everything comes out OK, poop exhibits an engrossing variety of shapes, sizes, textures, aromas and colors. I mean, you don’t even want to know what’s in there. Dead bacteria. Expired red blood cells. Mucus and bile. Undigested corn. You name it.

But your business, along with its frequency, can hint at health issues, too, some that have easy fixes and others that are more…