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Are narrow stools a health warning?

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Increasing fiber and staying hydrated can help treat constipation, ...
What Does Stringy Poop Mean? The shape and texture of your poop can give you important clues about what’s happening inside your digestive system. Normal, healthy poop is usually medium to light brown, ...
Stool, or poop, should typically resemble the size of a sausage link or snake, but it's normal for the shape to change occasionally. Your stool may sometimes have a smaller diameter or be narrower due ...
BOWEL cancer is also called colorectal cancer and it affects a person's large bowel which is made up of the colon and rectum. When the disease starts attacking the body a person may begin to notice ...
Doctors are warning that certain stool shapes like narrow poop could be a sign of colon cancer. Typically, a healthy number two is shaped like a sausage and is either thin or covered with cracks on ...
Bowel cancer symptoms tend to affect a person’s bowel habits, with blood in poo being one of the most notable signs. But the shape of your stools could also help detect if you’re at risk of the ...