I'm just wondering something out of curiosity. What is the optimal consistency of a BM for you?
Seems like most people here want a sort of soft but formed and big BM.
(See, normally this would be a very awkward conversation, but not here luckily... )
For me it is very different. I want my BM to be hard and dry basically because I have a damaged sphincter from a paralysis disease I had when I was a kid. So my bowels need to be slow for me to feel confident. Which of course leaves less room for variation... Sphincter dysfunction and IBS-D. What a lucky combination, right?
/Ulrika, IBS-D
Like "toothpaste" coming out of a tube.....that is the best way to explain it... (no effort needed to hold it in or to get it out...)....smooth flow