Welcome to the Dr. Gundry podcast, where Dr Stephen Gundry shares his groundbreaking research

from over 25 years of treating patients with diet and lifestyle changes alone.

Dr. Gundry and other wellness experts offer inspiring stories, the latest scientific

advancements, and practical tips to empower you to take control of your health and live a long

happy life. Don't head to the bathroom without watching this first.

Okay, if the eyes are the window to the world of the soul then poop is the window to the gut.

It's true.

Something that we all do, hopefully every day, but surprisingly we really don't discuss it much.

Yes, I'm talking about your poop.

Poop is extremely important for your health,

and it can actually indicate many health issues and also indicate

how your health is doing on the good side. In this episode I'm going to share every

shape, size, color of poop out there and what it could mean to your health.

Now, there are many factors that characterize your poop that maybe you haven't thought about.

Color, shape, size, consistency, length of time you spend in the bathroom besides reading and frequency of poops. Now there are

certain shapes that you really don't want to see and let's start there first.

First of all marbles. If you're passing

marbles instead of big giant snakes you have a problem. What do marbles look like? Well if you've ever been out

hiking or ever been where rabbits or goats or sheep congregate, you'll know that their poop comes out like little

marbles.

And often those marbles are all stuck together, but sometimes they come out individually.

This is oftenly associated with constipation and one of the first things to look for

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