What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person
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The average person poops out approximately 11,030 kilograms of cumulative waste in a lifetime. That’s the equivalent of more than 6 SUVs. Oftentimes, that poop is brown. Why is that, considering all the comestibles one consumes? And what’s going on when poop appears in different colors and textures? Hannibal Person explains the colorful choreography going on inside your bowels.
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Additional Resources for you to Explore
Want to learn more about digestion and pooping and how it relates to your health? For more general information on your digestive system, read on here, or watch this video to help you picture what goes on in your body.
Understanding your bowel movements can help you monitor your own health! For more detail on what healthy bowel movements look like, and when to call the doctor, this article may be helpful. When your poop is loose and watery and comes out at least three times a day, you might have diarrhea, explained more fully here.
To boost your gut health and see healthier bowel movements, its important to eat more foods that keep good gut bacteria healthy and cut back on processed and artificially sweetened foods. This might be easier when kids are connecting with their families over meal time, helping with cooking, and involved in grocery shopping and food decisions.
Understanding your bowel movements can help you monitor your own health! For more detail on what healthy bowel movements look like, and when to call the doctor, this article may be helpful. When your poop is loose and watery and comes out at least three times a day, you might have diarrhea, explained more fully here.
To boost your gut health and see healthier bowel movements, its important to eat more foods that keep good gut bacteria healthy and cut back on processed and artificially sweetened foods. This might be easier when kids are connecting with their families over meal time, helping with cooking, and involved in grocery shopping and food decisions.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Hannibal Person
- Director
- Flávia Godoy, Lívia Serri Francoio
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Composer
- Liam Mansfield, Alon Peretz, Francesco D'Andrea
- Sound Designer
- Pedro Caetano
