Long ago the Emperor of Vijaya nagar, Sri Ramakrishna Devaraya asked his witty minister Tenali, What is the most happiest moment of the life ? Without any hesitation, Tenali answered “ The moment of complete evacuation of bowels” And finally proved it  to the angry Emperor who agreed to his quote.

People do not complain because of the  taboo nature of the topic but it is a fact that the abnormal poop has always been a latent cause for many underlying diseases. Eye it, cure it and remain disease free.

Trust your intuition, trust your gut and mainly trust your poop which gives the key to your good health. The health remains and regains from your guts.

There is always a mind and gut connection. The butterflies in the stomach, the gut wrenching and the empty nauseous feeling all are emotional effects on the gut. People who are anxious have a higher incidence of constipation.

Homoeopathy has always given importance to the mind body connection and the miasmatic diseases. The precursors, acuteness and the chronicity of the poop conditions are observed through the miasmatic view. Stools give early warning signs which may be missed pathologically in the early stages of disease

 According to the traditional Chinese medicine, the emotional imbalance can produce organ imbalance especially the negative emotions like sadness and anger affecting the lungs and liver.

If a person experiences severe mood swings between anger and grief, an imbalance between liver and lungs occurs resulting to symptoms of breathing problems, bowel issues and difficulty in sleep after midnight.

Ayurveda gives importance to the Agni tatva, the healthy elimination being the cornerstone for longevity and well-being .

Healthy  elimination of stools occurs one to two times daily. The first bowel movement of the day occurs within a few minutes of waking, ideally before sunrise. If there is a second bowel movement later in the day, it often occurs after a meal, in the afternoon or evening.

 Balanced stools :

•       are well formed, about the consistency of a ripe banana.
•         maintain their shape after being eliminated.
•         are a light brownish-yellow color.
•         Float (in some conditions it is abnormal too)
•         are slightly oily.
•         are not sticky; the anal orifice is easily cleaned and the stool does not stick to the toilet.
•         have only a mild odour.

Leading fast-paced, stressful lives, ingesting processed foods, multitasking, and eating on the run can all take a significant toll on digestive health and excretory function. But that’s why exploring this topic is so valuable—so that we can bring a balance in our bowel habits, our stools, and throughout our bodies.

The Bristol Stool Form scale:

It is a self-diagnostic chart designed to help skittish patients discuss this delicate subject with their doctors without getting embarrassed.

How to interpret BSF scale

To avoid referencing non-descriptive numbers, I use the following definitions: types 1, 2 and 3 = hard or impacted stools. Type 4 and 5 = normal or optimal. Type 6 = loose stool or sub optimal and Type 7 = diarrhea.

It is always a difficult situation for the patient to explain about their stools.

“I can‘t tell you what normal stools are, but you can tell when you don‘t have them” Normal stools may differ in individuals with different dietary habits however flat stools,blood streaked stools,tarry stools or black stools are of more concern in some conditions.

Homoeopathy helps in treatment of all types of stool disorders, constipation, ulcerative colitis or Irritable bowel syndrome. Its effect is long lasting and soothing.

Homoeopathic Medicines for different types of the stools.

Constipation:

Cause:

Abuse of enemas: Op.

After confinement, hepatic and uterine inertia: Mezerium

Alternating with diarrhea:  Ant c, Chel, Collins, Hydr, Nux v, Pod, Sul.

From abuse of purgatives: Hydr, Nux v.

From Haemorrhoids: Aesculus, Aesc, Collins, Nux v, Sul.

From travelling, In emigrants: Plat.

Infants bottle fed, artificial food: Alum, Nux v, Op, Lac def.

Type:

Dry, crumbling at the verge of anus: Am.mur, Mag mur, Nat mud, Sonic, Zinc.

Dry, difficult, scanty, knotty, ball or dung like: Aesculus, Alumen, Alum, Card m, Chelidonium, Graphites, Lycopodium, Mag mur, Nux vom, Opium, Plat, Plumbum met, Sepia, Sulphur.

Dry, large, painful: Aesculus, Alum, Bry,Graph, Kali c, Opium, Selenium, Sulph, Verat alb.

Dry, must be mechanically removed: Opium, Plumbum, Selenium, Silicea.

Dry, with frequent urging: Anacardium, Causticum, Ignatia, Lycopodium, Nux vom, Plat ,Phos, Sil, Sepia, Sulphur.

Dry, with Partial expulsion and receding: Silicea, Thuja.

Frequent, ineffectual urging: Nux vom.

Hard: Aesc, Am m, Bryonia, Lycopodium, Mag m, Nat m, Opium, Plumbum, Sulphur.

Hard, covered with mucus: Causticum, Graphites, Hydrastis.

Hard, then pasty liquid: Calc carb, Lycopodium.

Large black, carrion like: Pyrogenium.

Light colored, grayish, chalky: Calc carb, Chelidonium, Cinchona, Digitalis, Merc dulcis, Podophylum.

No desire or urging: Alumina, Bryonia,Opium.

Pasty, tenacious, adhering to Anus: Platina

Slender, quill like: Causticum, Phos.

Soft stool even passed with difficulty: Plat.

Diarrhea :

 Cause:

From anger: Chamomilla.

Emotional excitement, fright: Acon, Arg nit, Ignatia, Opium, Phos acid.

Acrid, excoriating, burning: Ars, Cham, Graph, Kreos, Sulph.

Bilious: Bry,Cham,Corn c, Ipec,Iris,Lept, Mercdulcis.

Black: Ars, Capsicum, Carb acid, Crot, Lept, Opium, Scilla.

Blood streaked slime: Aloes, Arn, Canth, Caps, Cupr ars, Ipec, Merc v, Nux v, Psor, Rhus t, Sul.

Bloody: Aeth, Arg nit, Ars, Bapt, Canth, Capsicum, Colch, Ipec, Merc c, Phos, Sec, Sul, Terebinthinum.

Brown, dark: Bapt, Bry, Graph, Lept, Psor, Raph, Scilla, Sec, Senec.

Changeable : Cham, Puls.

Clay colored, chalk like, light colored: Bell, Dig, Hep, Merc d, Phos ac.

Coffee ground like, mealy: Lach, Pod.

Fatty,oily: Iod, Phos.

Fermented, flatulent, noisy, spluttering, expulsion: Acal, Aloe, Arg nit, Calc p, Elat, Gamb, Grat, Ipec, Jatropha,Mag carb, Nat sulph, Nat s, Phos ac, Pod, Thuja, Ver a.

Frog scum like : Phos.

Note: The remedies are indicative. Please consult nearest Homoeopathic physician for detailed individualistic and holistic history taking and treatment.

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