HAVE you ever taken a runaway poop? Elusive excretions, or whatever you call them, don't leave a trace on the loo paper or down the toilet bowl. 2 Your misplaced urge to poop is likely a sign you're suffering from run-of-the-mill constipation Even when you could have sworn you passed a stool, there is no sign of it anywhere - almost like a ghost. Over the last few months, the strange phenomenon has gone viral on social media platforms as TikTok, with users sharing their bizarre bowel movement experiences.
While “ghost poop” isn’t a term you’ll find on the NHS website - or any medical site for that matter - patients often ask doctors about them, Dr Felice Schnoll-Sussman, a gastroenterologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, told Today.com . So, what really is a haunted dump? And are they really as scary as they sound? Here, we delve into the different types of ghost poo (yes, there is more than one) and what each one tells us about your health.
1. The sensation of needing to poop, which ends up being gas Occasionally, the number two we feel is on its way isn’t really a poop at all. Instead, it’s just gas - how deflating.
This feeling may make you want to sit on the toilet and push hard, explained Dr Rabia De Latour from NYU Langone Health . Most read in Health EUR IN Scotland squad CONFIRMED as Steve Clarke leaves two unlucky stars out of Euro squad YOU BELONG WITH ME Taylor Swift left stunned as couple get engaged during Edinburgh show FLAKE IT OFF Taylor Swift orders .
