Читать книгу Edgar Cayce's Guide to Colon Care - Sandra Duggan - Страница 12

Fecal matter, or stool, is composed of about 75% water; the rest is solid, indigestible material. A normal stool is soft, firm, breaks up easily, is light or medium brown, and floats on the water. If it sinks, it is loaded with mucus, and is thought to be a constipated stool even if there is a daily elimination. Since mucus is sticky and slimy, it packs the stool more tightly and lengthens the time it takes to pass through the colon. Consequently, more pushing and straining may be necessary to have an elimination. A healthy stool is quickly eliminated and fully formed. It should not be hard and round, or thin, like a pencil.

The color of the stool, which is produced by bile pigments in the liver, is often affected by the food that is eaten or some medicines, such as Pepto-Bismol. Beets, for example, have been the culprit behind many a panic-stricken phone call to me, proclaiming, “I passed some blood in my stool!” Beets have a way of turning the urine pink for a day or two, as well.