What causes smelly stools?

Smelly stools may be caused by diet. For example, if you eat too much meat, the protein in the meat will be decomposed by intestinal bacteria and produce a pungent odor. In addition, lack of exercise and slow intestinal peristalsis may cause a large amount of stool in the intestines, which will also cause the stool to have a smell.

1. Eating too much meat. Meat contains a large amount of protein, which produces indole and skatole with a pungent odor during the decomposition process by intestinal bacteria. In your daily diet, you should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables. The recommended ratio of meat and vegetables is 1:4. The fiber in the ingredients helps to clean the internal environment of the intestines. When the intestines have a reasonable environment, you will feel refreshed and comfortable throughout your body and mind.

2. Lack of exercise leads to slow intestinal motility. Some white-collar workers sit in the office for a long time and lack exercise, which slows down the intestinal motility. A large amount of stool is left in the intestine and is not discharged regularly and in a timely manner, resulting in a foul odor. Sitting on weekdays can also promote intestinal peristalsis. Press your navel with your palms together, use a certain amount of force, and massage it clockwise for a dozen times, then counterclockwise for a dozen times. Massage your stomach frequently when you have nothing to do.

3. I am sick and my digestion is poor. When patients are sick, they feel that they have no appetite and cannot eat. This is because during the eating process, multiple senses are stimulated to promote the secretion of digestive juices in the intestines and increase intestinal peristalsis. If you are sick, some sensory stimulations are reduced, the secretion of digestive juices is reduced, and intestinal peristalsis slows down. The food eaten or already in the intestines is not fully digested and absorbed. The beneficial bacteria are suppressed due to the lack of a better environment, which leads to the prevalence of harmful bacteria and the production of foul odors.

4. Irritating food affects the digestive system. Excessive sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty food will affect the digestive system to some extent, resulting in weakened digestive ability and poor taste stimulation. Food stays in the intestines for a long time without being digested, absorbed and excreted. This causes the excreted feces to be the food eaten a few days ago and have a strong foul odor.

5. Eat healthy and exercise regularly. The diet should be light and refreshing, both meat and vegetables