The Color of Poop and What It Means for You | Dr. Will Bulsiewice Live Q&A
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 10 February 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Can the color of your poop tell you if it's time to see a doctor?
Find out what your poo is telling you when Dr. Will Bulsiewicz joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Live.
Other questions answered from The Doctor's Mailbag:
- Should poop float or should it sink?
- How much gas should you pass?
- Is kombucha good for digestion?
- What foods may help chronic diarrhea?
- And many more!
Plus, Chuck examines a new study showing that it is possible to add up to a decade to your life by changing your diet and the best and worst foods for longevity!
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SW Florida VegFest
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Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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Website: https://theplantfedgut.com
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Chuck Carroll
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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21-Day Vegan Kickstart App
iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS
Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd
Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart
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| 0:00.0 | Look, I want you to eat the rainbow, but I don't necessarily want you to poop the rainbow. |
| 0:06.4 | I actually think that a boring brown ball movement can be a glorious, great thing. |
| 0:12.8 | Is it kind of dependent upon what it is that you eat as well? |
| 0:15.9 | Yes, it is. |
| 0:21.9 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:25.5 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:28.4 | Thank you so very much for racing your health IQ with us in more than 130 countries around |
| 0:33.1 | the world. |
| 0:34.1 | Norway, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and all places in between. |
| 0:39.6 | We appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:43.7 | This is episode 13 of Season 5, number 312 overall. |
| 0:51.3 | Does the color of your poop matter? |
| 0:53.9 | Is it telling you that it's time to see the doctor? |
| 0:56.8 | Or maybe you need a little bit more fiber in your diet. |
| 1:01.0 | We are going to find out just what your poo is telling you. |
| 1:05.0 | Today, when we're joined by the Prince of Poo Pymself, Dr. Will Bolswitz. |
| 1:10.0 | He is a gastroenterologist and best-selling author of the book, FiberField, and he is |
| 1:14.8 | here for his monthly constitutional Q&A on the Exam Room Live. |
| 1:20.4 | But we're not stopping there because the doctor's mailbag is wide open and flooded with |
| 1:26.4 | your questions that he's ready to answer. |
| 1:29.2 | So we have someone who wrote in asking about whether their poop should float or not. |
| 1:34.2 | And we'll be wiping away that mystery in just a minute. |
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