This past year held many enlightening revelations, particularly about how and why we poop.

Check out our favorites here.

8 things we learned this year about why and how we poop

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Exactly what a normal poop pattern looks like

What does anormal poop patternlook like, anyway?

Instead of looking to your poop frequency for insight, examine your weeks worth of pooping habits.

And when you combine those five bowel movements into one, they still dont account for a complete bowel.

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board-certified family physician and functional medicine practitioner with an expertise in gut health

Theyre still backed up.

Turns out, theresa very simple scientific reason for it: stress.

As for poop-inducing powers of TJ Maxx and Barnes & Noble?

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Well, uh… keep you posted if we find out.

Pooping releases feel-good hormones

No, its not just youpooping feelsamazing.

Its Amazing How Its All Connected.

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These foods have very little dietary fiber, so they wont be of much help in the bowel department.

As if we needed any more of a reason to drink more tea!

If youre one of the latter, you may just be really good at ignoring your bodys signals.

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board-certified family physician and functional medicine practitioner with an expertise in gut health

Poo-Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray $10.00

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While amazing for most people,people who suffer from constipation might still feel the need to strain.

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