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SoftTalkeryesterday at 9:19 PM3 repliesview on HN

There was a time when medicine put a lot of focus on the smell and consistency of bowel movements. There's probably something to it but we have better diagnostics now. That said, normal bowel movements can have a bit of an odor but it should not be strong or particularly foul-smelling. If it is, consider changing your diet or getting it checked out if that doesn't help. I found that just cutting out fast foods made that particular bodily function nearly odorless.


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bluGillyesterday at 10:05 PM

Doctors have better tools than smell and consistency. However you as a layman don't normally have/use those tools.

3eb7988a1663today at 1:09 AM

Diabetes was originally diagnosed by having sweet urine.

HarHarVeryFunnyyesterday at 10:11 PM

No, poop is meant to smell repulsive. This is evolution's way to discourage you from doing anything unhealthy like touching it or eating it.