“Or if the stool that does eventually come out isn’t firm, it’s an issue with how the abdominal or pelvic muscles are functioning.In case you haven’t noticed, human beings are gross. “If someone feels urgency to poop but can’t seem to get it out, that could indicate the hardness of the stool from lack of fiber and water,” says Meer. Nor is the other end of spectrum - diarrhea. The opposite - “pellet-like poops” - aren’t ideal. For someone who witnesses smaller pieces of stool, it could be that they have trouble relaxing their rectal muscles, and therefore, those muscles are preventing a long, smooth stool from exiting their body.” Thus, long sausage-like stools are what someone should aim for. “We assess poop quality using the Bristol Stool Scale to determine if someone’s diet would benefit from more water or fiber.
What you should be aware of, she says, is the opposite of relaxed butt muscles. “It’s possible to have stool that’s a foot or longer,” she says, “especially considering that the large intestine is about five to six feet long in total.” Judith Meer, a physical therapist who specializes in the pelvic floor, explains, “You tend to produce about an ounce of stool for every 12 pounds of body weight - so if you haven’t had a bowel movement in a few days, you might have a few pounds of stool weighing you down.” She adds, however, that she’d “be surprised” if 15 pounds is a realistic weight loss amount.Īccording to Meer, assuming the rectal muscles are relaxed, such a poop is possible since the curvatures of the long intestine won’t break up the poop. None of those stories can be true, right? That is, you can’t possibly be physically equipped to birth something that weighs double or triple the size of the average newborn. Or the man who cared for an obese patient who pooped once a week, and produced something so massive it had to go into the trash rather than down the toilet. Or this guy who claims he lost 21 pounds after shitting. But let’s get back to the guy who claims to have weighed 15 pounds less after dropping deuces. So fine, heavier shits don’t make you any healthier. “I’m assuming it’s weight loss, rather than loaded defecation.” How Heavy Is Too Heavy? “At the end of the day, it’s more the desired effect that one is achieving,” Goldstein says. In other words, a single heavy shit versus, say, seven pounds of diarrhea is merely a reflection of someone’s diet - not a marker of one’s health. The high amount of protein leads to a dense piece of poop, while a sugar and fat-heavy diet will do the opposite - producing “more stool, but not necessarily heavy stool.” “When someone is on a keto diet, they’re on a high-protein, low-sugar diet, which can definitely lead to bulkier stool,” he explains. Surely it feels great to be a big shitter, but according to Evan Goldstein, a surgeon who specializes in rectal rejuvenation at Bespoke Surgical, heavier poop doesn’t necessarily mean anything “good or bad.” Take this guy who reports to be on the keto diet, and weighs himself after every poop, averaging half a pound per squat. Have you ever weighed yourself pre and post shit? What was your biggest shit? from AskMenĪ lot of men admit to weighing themselves after pooping. So: What is the biggest shit possible, and did this guy actually break the record?
Particularly enthralled by a discussion of “what’s the heaviest shit you’ve ever taken” on r/AskMen, we decided to seek out professional help to discover what’s healthy and expected when pushing out a log for the record books. It’s recently come to our attention that some men enjoy the scholarly pursuit of weighing themselves before and after taking a big ol’ dump.