Foods that help you POOP!
It’s no secret that food affects bowel movements. It can be especially helpful to keep this in mind to promote healthy poops during potty training!
DISCLAIMER: If you ever suspect any concerns regarding your child’s bowel movements, we recommend consulting with your child’s physician.
Of course, the goal during potty training is to help your little one learn to pee and poop in the potty.
Motivation to learn this skill is a big component (here’s our blog on that).
Ensuring the process itself feels safe and comfortable is important, too!
Soft and easy-to-pass stool (aka poop) are key!!
If you’re getting ready to potty train your toddler, we strongly suggest serving them poop-friendly foods. This is true for navigating poop struggles, as well.
Check out poop-friendly & unfriendly foods from our favorite dietitian, Sammie of Anti Diet Mama!
Find Sammie on instagram at @anti.diet.mama or on her website https://antidietmama.com/
She is an expert on all things intuitive eating - for the whole family!!
We aren’t saying to avoid “poop unfriendly” foods altogether, we just want you to know those foods can play a role in issues like constipation.
Constipation puts pressure on your child’s belly and pelvic floor, which can cause accidents.
Constipation can also lead to passing hard stools, which can hurt and contribute to your child’s nerves related to pooping in the potty. We want to avoid that! So, it may be best to serve those foods in moderation or in combination with “poop-friendly” foods 🙂
Ideal Poop - What’s that?!
Eating poop-friendly foods (and avoiding foods that are not-so-poop friendly) can help your little one make “ideal poops.”
Wondering what an “ideal poop” is? Check out the Bristol Stool Scale chart below to learn how to monitor your child’s poop type. Ideal poops are Type 3 and 4 - soft and sausage or snake-shaped poop that are easy to pass!
For more information on the Bristol Stool Scale:
https://www.healthline.com/health/digestive-health/types-of-poop#what-if-it-floats
