What Your Poop Says About Your Health

Poop is important to talk about, even if it is an embarrassing topic. Everything from color (here's what it means if your poop is green) to texture holds a clue to your digestive health, cancer risk, and more. Poop, believe it or not, can be an incredibly useful barometer of your overall health. Below, we've put together a short guide to the most frequently asked questions that people, well, never actually want to ask. And the fact that so few people talk about this is exactly why this information is so important for you to read now.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Living Healthy Poop is important to talk about, even if it is an embarrassing topic. Everything from color (here's what it means if your poop is green) to texture holds a clue to your digestive health, cancer risk, and more. Poop, believe it or not, can be an incredibly useful barometer of your overall health. Below, we’ve put together a short guide to the most frequently asked questions that people, well, never actually want to ask. And the fact that so few people talk about this is exactly why this information is so important for you to read now. Nicholas English Editor, About.com Health ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE What Your Poop Says About Your Health   By Cathy Wong, ND Alternative Medicine Expert READ NOW alternative MEDICINE Why Are My Stools So Loose and What Can I Do About It?   By Cathy Wong, ND Alternative Medicine Expert READ NOW ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE How to Naturally Treat Mucus in Stools    By Cathy Wong, ND Alternative Medicine Expert READ NOW IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) The Ultimate List of What to Eat and Drink When You're Constipated    By Dr. Barbara Bolen Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Expert READ NOW IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) The 6 Most Likely Foods to Give You Gas   By Dr. Barbara Bolen Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Expert READ NOW Trending Now • The Top 10 Trigger Foods for IBS • Are Ground Chia Seeds Better Than Whole? • So What Exactly Is Pilates? • How Your Body Heals After the Last Cigarette • The Right Way to Use a Foam Roller (And Why You Should) Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Living Healthy newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.