While certain things such as blood in your poop and frequent diarrhea are known red flags, it turns out that whether your ...

This stool type suggests constipation. If you’re experiencing constipation, it can help to add fiber to your diet, drink more water, and exercise every day to help soften your bowel movements.

Discussing the types of poop may seem disgusting or at least embarrassing, but paying attention to what’s coming out of you can give you great insight into your health. A bowel movement is the ...

No matter what, diarrhea is pretty crappy. (No pun intended.) But, it also turns out that not all diarrhea is the same. Nope. Just like there are lots of types of poop, there are lots of types of ...

Types 3 and 4 are considered “ideal stools,” according to Stanford. Types 1 and 2 signal constipation, and 5, 6 and 7 suggest you have diarrhea. Related: How Healthy Is Your Poop?

Although we know that it's not always surefire way to diagnose a GI issue (e.g. having a Type 2 poop doesn't always mean you're suffering from constipation), the chart remains pretty much omnipresent.