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Symptoms | Poop | Stool | Sausage shape with cracks on surface |
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Sausage shape with cracks on surface Ayurvedic PerspectivesWrite a review!
Written by John Joseph Immel, Asheville, NC
Cracks on the surface of a stool indicate moderate dryness of the stool and dehydration. The stool may be sitting in the bowels for too long. As the stool sits in the bowels, the intestines continue to absorb water from them, making the stool into a dry plug that may be difficult to eliminate.

Aggravated Doshas & Qualities

Symptoms Tell A Story

The first step to healing is learning patterns from your symptoms. Symptoms are clues that reveal underlying imbalances, showing you where your body is weak. Specifically, they reveal the doshas & qualities that may have become aggravated. If you notice a quality or dosha appears next to many of your symptoms, it helps you establish a pattern that may be systemic.

Sausage shape with cracks on surface indicates one or more of the following doshas and qualities are imbalanced:

Vata aggravatingDryColdAstringent

Key: V = Vata, P = Pitta, K = Kapha. A slash through a dosha means it an aggravated dosha. To learn more about the symbols above, click on them.

Stage of Disease: 1 - Affecting Digestion

If you have symptoms in this category, your body is sending you a warning sign. Ayurveda recommends paying careful, close attention to correct these warning signs before they weaken your body's resistance.
ayurvedic notes

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The Color of Your Poop
Green Stool
Yellow Stool
Brown Stool
Orange Stool
Gray/Tan Stool
Bloody / Tarry Stool
The Shape of Your Poop
Type 1 Separate hard lumps, like nuts or rabbit pellets (hard to pass)
Type 2 Sausage shaped but lumpy
Type 3 Like a sausage but with cracks on the surface
Type 4 Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
Type 5 Soft blobs with clear cut edges
Type 6 Fluffy pieces with frayed edges, mushy
Type 7 Watery, no solid pieces, entirely liquid
herbal remedies & natural products
Herbs, medicines, & home remedies with the following effects have been traditionally suggested for 'Sausage shape with cracks on surface'.

Please review these herbs & products below to determine which ones might be helpful for Sausage shape with cracks on surface.

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Triphala
Vata aggravatingPitta pacifyingKapha pacifying
$8.95
Promotes healthy bowel function and tone.

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The Foundations of Healthy Digestion
$12.00
Many doctors agree, better health starts in the digestive tract. Why? Because digestion turns food into blood. Healthy blood gives your body the advantage it needs to heal.

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Poop Like a Rock Star: Heal Constipation with Ayurveda
$12.00
A 45 minute recording full of tips and Ayurvedic perspectives on constipation.

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Bear Hugs - Gentle Laxative
Vata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha pacifying
$22.00
Promotes smooth & regular elimination where constipation leaves stool dry and hard.

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Don't Flush the Evidence: 10 Ways to Feel Better by Looking at Your Poop
$12.00
Your bowel movements reveal important information that can help you stay healthy. Learn how to be a health detective through this humorous but informative lecture.

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Enema Guidebook
$14.99
A brief eBook with a detailed description of an Ayurvedic enema program. Recommended for people doing cleanses under the guidance of a qualified practitioner.

Psyllium Seed Fiber Supplement
diet plan & nutritional supplements
The following ingredients may help re-balance the aggravated qualities and doshas in sausage shape with cracks on surface.
Apple (cooked)Vata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha pacifyingAvocadoVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
Chia SeedsVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravatingDates (dried)Vata aggravatingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
Flax SeedVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravatingGarlicVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
GheeVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravatingLemonVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha pacifying
Oats / OatmealVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravatingPeachesVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
Salt (Mineral Salt)Vata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravatingWheat BranVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
related symptoms
See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Symptoms are checked below if you reported them in the quizzes. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them.
Gas, irregular digestionRabbit pellet / Hard lumpy stool
Constipation

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