The saddles
Saddles (fecal matter) are the residue of digestion, i.e. the residue unused by the body of ingested food, added to the debris of the intestinal cells (which are rapidly renewing cells), all mixed with digestive sucks.
The normal saddle of man must be a thick sausage of 4 cm and long from 15 to 20 cm. Its colour, light brown or dark brown, is mainly determined by its content in gallbladders, incidentally by certain foods (spinach, cocoa, blueberries, carrots, beets, etc.). )…
In the lacto-vegetarian diet, the saddle is clearer; in the meat diet, darker. The first part of a normal saddle is bumped, the rest is smooth; it is coated with a little transparent mucus. The smell is low, determined by the presence of scatol and indol, chemical bodies produced by bacteria from tryptophan amino acid, escaped from assimilation. Strong or acid smell is abnormal. In humans, just like horse, dog, cat, etc., normal saddle does not mess with the anus by the way. We should never use more than one sheet of toilet paper to wipe ourselves and the latter should stay clean or at most collect traces of mucus ".
During typical defecation, about 75 % of the stool volume is made up of water. The other 25 % consists of a mixture of different substances, including dead and live bacteria, food debris, undigested food particles usually from fibrous foods such as seeds, nuts, corn, beans , as well as substances contributed by the intestines and liver such as mucus and bile (a dark green fluid to yellowish brown). Several factors can affect the content of stools including diet, medication, supplements, and the presence of a disease, infection or gastrointestinal disorder.
What does the color of my saddles mean?
Brunettes
Healthy saddles are usually brown because of bile and bilirubin, a product resulting from the decomposition of dead red cells in the intestines.
Greens
Green saddles usually result from the consumption of large quantities of green foods, such as hardwood green vegetables or foods containing green dye. Iron supplements and spirulina can also give a green color to the saddles. However, green saddles can also mean colic transit is too fast. The bile usually gets darker by moving through the colon but it stays green if it moves too quickly.
Yellow and nauseating
They are the result of fat malabsorption related to pancreas malfunction due to inadequate pancreatic salts. This can be a sign of gluten intolerance or a more serious disease. Consult your doctor quickly.
Black
If your saddles are black, it’s important to consult your doctor because it can be a sign of internal bleeding from a top part due to a tumour or an ulcer of the digestive tract, especially if the saddles have a nauseating smell and they look like tar. However, there are several benign causes of black saddles, including the ingestion of bismuth subsalicylate in Pepto-Bismol ® (which can also make your tongue black), iron supplements, licorice black, blueberries or other dark foods.
Yellow / Light Brown / Grey
Bright yellow diarrhea may indicate the presence of a condition known as giardiasis. Yellow or pale saddles can result from lower gallbladder production as normal brown saddles take their color by decomposing the bile. Light stools (yellow or grey) can report a liver or gallbladder problem and you should consult your doctor if they are common. If at the same time urine has a dark color, it’s a serious case.
Red or Burgundy red
A bleeding in the lower part of the digestive tract can be the cause of bright red saddles. A bleeding can result from inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, cracks, polyps or colorectal cancer. An appearance of blood after saddles is often linked to the existence of internal or external hemorrhoids bleeding after their removal. Red saddles may not relate to bleeding, however, as the consumption of large quantities of food containing red dyes such as packaged cakes or breakfast cereals, tomatoes and soups and beets can also make it possible to your red saddles.
Orange
If you consume excess beta-carotene from supplements or vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, some hardwood green vegetables and some herbs, your saddles may look orange.
Blues
Consuming a large amount of blue foods (p. e.g. blueberries) or beverages containing blue dye (e.g. e.g. Soft drink with grapes) can give this color to your saddles.
Silver plated
Silver saddles are perfectly possible. This is a worrying sign about the condition of your gut. When your faeces have the color of an old silver candlestick all oxidized, it is urgent to consult.