The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health | TAPP 121

In The Poop Episode, host Kevin Patton applies stories from his experience monitoring digestive health in zoo and circus animals to human anatomy and physiology. We explore the frequency of defecation, and how to read poop for common health issues. This is the episode that tells you how to get an elephant to poop on command! 00:00 | Introduction 01:08 | Getting Our 5#!+ in Order 07:42 | Zookeepers Know Their 5#!+ 23:13 | Sponsored by AAA 24:18 | No Poop July 30:58 | Sponsored by HAPI 32:07 | Poop Reading 42:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 42:58 | We All Need to Know Our 5#!+ 46:24 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-121.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-121.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Revue, Tumblr, or Instagram! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates   Left foot, right foot, left foot, right. Feet in the morning, feet at night. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right. Wet foot, dry foot, high foot, low foot. Front feet, back feet, red feet, black feet. Left foot, right foot. Feet, feet, feet, how many feet you meet. (Dr. Seuss)   Getting our 5#!+ in Order 6.5 minutes If you are offended by the use of the term poop and its vulgar synonyms, this is not the episode for you. But then, isn't vulgar language "of the common people?"—exactly the folks we teach and to whom our students will be providing care. ★ The Foot Book (Bright & Early children's book by Dr. Seuss; can be read as The Poop Book) geni.us/afvGc Zookeepers Know Their 5#!+ 15.5 minutes Zookeepers and other animal caregivers generally keep detailed poop journals that record defecation patterns and changes in stool from day to day. These journals can give insights on health over time and can spot potential problems before they get more serious. Monitoring human poop can have similar benefits. ★ CHOC Stool Diary AandP.info/4yq ★ Bowel Symptom Journal (from Alberta Health Services) AandP.info/6fw ★ Poop Apps: 5 Tools for Tracking Your Stools AandP.info/5ow   Sponsored by AAA 61 seconds A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org. Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram  Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership! No-Poop July 6.5 minutes Holding poop back is possible. During A&P class, that's desirable. But too much poop-holding can cause problems. ★ 'No poop July' jokes are all over TikTok. Some doctors urge users not to try it for real. (from NBC News) AandP.info/d45 ★ Why people should not hold in their poop (from Medical News Today) AandP.info/bzu ★ Why holding back your urge to poop can wreak havoc on your insides – a gastroenterologist explains (from The Conversation) AandP.info/8a2   Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 65 seconds The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers, especially for those who already have a graduate/professional degree. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you be your best in both on-campus and remote teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program at Northeast College of Health Sciences. Check it out! northeastcollege.edu/hapi Poop Reading 10 minutes Poop reading is monitoring poop for changes that potentially signal changes in health—especially digestive health. 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Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps We All Need to Know our 5#!+ 3.5 minutes We revisit the taboo of poop terminology, finish our discussion, and flush.     If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. ★ More details at the episode page: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-121.html ★ Transcript available in the transcript box: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-121.html ★ Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? 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