{"id":6737,"date":"2021-04-01T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?p=6737"},"modified":"2023-03-17T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:52:01","slug":"dont-be-fooled-by-your-stool-how-to-check-in-with-your-poop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/dont-be-fooled-by-your-stool-how-to-check-in-with-your-poop","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t be fooled by your stool! How to check in with your poop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Don\u2019t be fooled by your stool! …or those commercial poop tests. They\u2019re NOT valid.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Because there’s still SO much we don’t know about our GM (gut microbiota, the trillions of microbes living in your gut) there are still thousands of microbes we have no idea about yet, we haven’t even named them.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So we just can’t fully explore someone’s gut microbiome in just a poop sample. Not yet anyway!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As a result, these commercial tests are at huge risk of misinterpreting and overestimating the science.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For now, step away from those at-home ‘gut microbiome testing kits’ and save your money.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Instead, the best way to check in with your gut via your poop is\u2026 to have a look in the bowl!\u00a0 <\/span>It’s totally free too and it’s an invaluable resource to discover what’s going on inside you. You don’t have to inspect every single splash-down, but try having a quick look around once a month! And you’re looking at 5 main poop personality traits: consistency, frequency, time, colour and size…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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