TMI Time! Let’s Talk About Colons!
I speak and write about health and fitness a lot on this website. Usually, the topics cover ways to eat organically and naturally or easy ways to get an exercise routine going to boost your energy and get your body to a happy place. Sometimes there are even topics about ways to help your body rid itself of unwanted and unneeded waste. And that’s what I want to talk to you about today… your COLON and how you may be able to improve it and the contents in it with Squatty Potty.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that your colon can hold between 5-20 pounds of fecal matter (guthealthproject.com) at any given time? It’s true! Most of that is leftover trappings that have kind of just stuck onto the lining and formed a layer of nastiness inside you. GROSS, right? How does that even happen?! This “sticking” is called fecal impaction.
“The walls of your intestines absorb nutrients from the food. What remains as waste passes along to your colon and rectum. At times, things may go wrong in this process and the waste becomes stuck in the colon. This is known as fecal impaction of the colon. When you have an impacted colon, your feces become dry and won’t budge, making it impossible to excrete them from your body. Impacted feces block the way for new waste to leave the body, causing it to back up.” (www.healthline.com/health/fecal-impaction)
Now You Know
So, now that you know how and you have leftover poop in your system, how do help your body get it out? I recommend eating fiber rich foods or adding some extra roughage to your diet. Roughage is another term for dietary fiber. Fiber comes from the parts of plant-based foods your body cannot digest.
- One cup of barley has 13.6 grams of fiber & 270 calories
- Raisins -1.6 grams of fiber per 1.5 ounce serving and 42 calories for a 5-ounce box
- Grapefruit – 3.4 grams of fiber – more than 13 percent of your daily fiber needs
- Broccoli – 5.1 g of fiber and 52 calories per cup.
- Raw carrots – 1.7 grams of fiber and 21 calories for a small carrot.
- Boiled turnip greens – 5.0 grams of fiber per cup and about 48 calories
- Cooked peas- 8.8 g of fiber and 67 calories .
- Whole wheat or multigrain breads – 1.9 grams of fiber and about 65 calories per slice
- One cup of oatmeal – 4.0 grams of fiber and about 60 calories per serving
- Whole-wheat spaghetti – 6.3 g of fiber per serving and approximately 174 calories per 1-cup
- Black beans – 1 cup has 15 grams of fiber – along with 15 grams of protein – and just 227 calories
- Strawberries – about 3.3 grams of fiber and 2 calories per strawberry.
- Blueberries – about 3.5 grams of fiber, 40 calories for 50 berries.
- Apples – 4.4 grams of fiber & 55 calories for a small apple.
- Raspberries- 8.0 grams of fiber and just 64 calories for 1 cup
Now that you know what good foods there are to help get that poopy stuff out of your gut, don’t forget to use a good probiotic as well. These help tremendously when it comes to regulating your digestive system & getting you “regular” again. Next step… the action of pooping. I know that it’s something people don’t want to talk about…but you need to. Having a “good poop” is integral to your health,so we’re gonna talk about it. There’s poop assistant that can help you get your best poop when you go. It’s called the Squatty Potty, and believe me when I say IT WORKS.
What IS The Squatty Potty?
Made in the USA! The Squatty Potty is a wonderful health aid for the entire family. The Squatty Potty helps you to eliminate faster and more complete by putting your body into a natural squatting position over your own toilet. Using the Squatty Potty during elimination will un-kink your taking your body from a continent mode to an elimination mode. This will speed up the elimination process therefore reducing the risk of toxic build up of fecal matter left in your colon. Using the squatty potty for elimination will reduce straining and decreases the pressure. The reduction of straining will help to heal and prevent hemorrhoids. It will also reduce the risk of bowel herniation and other damage to the lower digestive tract. The Squatty Potty is attractive and will discretely tuck under your toilet bowl when not in use. Its designed with a forward slant to ergonomically align the body for a comfortable and complete elimination. Children love the Squatty Potty. It is an excellent toilet training aid. It provides them with a place to support their feet which helps to remove the fear of falling. They also don’t have a need to hold onto the dirty toilet seat for balance. The White Plastic Squatty Potty is very durable, and easy to clean. Made of durable hard Polypropylene plastic. It is 7 3/4″ high at the back and has a slight forward slope to 6 3/4″ in the front. The Squatty potty is not a stepping stool and should only be used around the base of your toilet.(squattypotty.com)
My Thoughts
I was given a Squatty Potty by the company for being a product affiliate, but truth be told… I’ve always wanted one. Now that I own one, I truly, truly, appreciate it. I know this is uncomfortable to read ( & slightly embarrassing to write), but my bowel movements go so much smoother when I use the Squatty Potty compared to when I just sit without using it. I was a skeptic t at first. But (without going into taboo poop talking territory) now…I know that personally receive the benefit of “good pooping”. Don’t believe me? Try it out for yourself. You can find a Squatty Potty right for you here !
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