# Poop study

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-study/725260>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 15, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-study/725260 "2015-07-15T20:08:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-study/725260/1 "2015-07-15T20:08:17Z")

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I was wondering if a serious study has ever been made to use poop as some kind of barometer of emotional states. My diet has changed very little over the years but I can draw a strong correlation to periods in my life and the state of my poop durring those same periods. I have also found making concious adjustments in my attitude for one reason or another seems to reflected in changes to my poop.

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  Could this be a viable worthwhile area of study or not?
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-study/725260/2 "2015-07-15T20:19:41Z")

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Mentioned here:

> **[Characteristics of Feces Flashcards](https://quizlet.com/47098998/characteristics-of-feces-flash-cards/)**
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> Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Color, Consistency, Shape and more.

In this nurse’s textbook:

> **[Textbook of Basic Nursing](https://books.google.com/books?id=odY9mXicPlYC&pg=PA645&lpg=PA645&dq=feces%2Band%2Bemotional%2Bstate&source=bl&ots=z11Ej8RYyV&sig=Z2imqtxnzD_6wqmJkgQDEFmUXRI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwA2oVChMI5Ybcp_ndxgIVRBY-Ch0REAuK)**
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> Now in its Ninth Edition, this comprehensive all-in-one textbook covers the basic LPN/LVN curriculum and all content areas of the NCLEX-PN®. Coverage includes anatomy and physiology, nursing process, growth and development, nursing skills, and...

And lab manual:

> **[A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests](https://books.google.com/books?id=CQuBkXDspBkC&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=feces%2Band%2Bemotional%2Bstate&source=bl&ots=uxPoaHCXTb&sig=fUHgm8r_5fOVAs-CdbsWQUM1lik&hl=en&sa=X)**
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> Now in its Eighth Edition, this leading comprehensive manual helps nurses deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures. The book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies...

and suggested, ideally for OP, as a project for genetic manipulation, here:

> **[Would You Rather... ?: Pop Culture Edition](https://books.google.com/books?id=KjewtT-RZ-UC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=feces%2Band%2Bemotional%2Bstate&source=bl&ots=pFjHQATV3G&sig=HSZly0msfgl-Kc_oxZzyv8i3HFk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAmoVChMI5Ybcp_ndxgIVRBY-Ch0REAuK)**
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> The demented minds that created the original Would You Rather...? collection and its best-selling follow-up, Would You Rather...?: Love and Sex, are back with even more preposterous predicaments and irreverent inquiries. Plumbing the depths of the...

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**Author:** ![McGuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@McGuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McGuffy)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poop-study/725260/3 "2015-07-15T22:18:33Z")

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Our family found this article helpful and it has links to various studies.

> **[Everybody poops. But here are 9 surprising facts about feces you may not know.](https://www.vox.com/2015/1/22/7871579/poop-feces)**
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> A gastroenterologist shares an expert's guide to poop