Experts share the different sizes, shapes, and consistencies that your stool can take, plus what your poop texture means for ...

The Bristol Stool Chart is often used by doctors to assess whether your poop is healthy or you’re having health issues like constipation, diarrhea, or an underlying condition.

Find out what the shape, texture, and consistency of your poop says about your health, according to the Bristol Stool Chart—from hard and lumpy to soft.

Doctors sometimes use the Bristol Stool Chart, which identifies seven types of poop, to help patients describe their bowel movements.

The brown color of poop comes from the bile that is added by the liver to your bowl of cereal as it makes its way through the small intestine. The bile is changed by bacteria from green to brown.

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines.