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Urine and stool, also known as pee and poo, are waste products the body makes. Sudden changes in the colour, texture and smell of your pee or poo can be caused by your diet or conditions like dehydration or food poisoning. 


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urine-stool

What colours can poop be?

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Is my poop normal?

Is my pee normal?

How should I collect and store a urine sample?

Microalbumin test

Smelly urine

How should I collect and store a stool (faeces) sample?

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Blood in the urine

Incontinence is when you don't have good control over pooing or peeing. When you can't control when you pee, it's known as urinary incontinence. Not being able to control when you poo is called faecal incontience. Many different things cause both types of incontinence.


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Urinary incontinence

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Urine stool summary

Urine stool

What colours can poop be?

Is my poop normal?

Is my pee normal?

How should I collect and store a urine sample?

Microalbumin test

Smelly urine

How should I collect and store a stool (faeces) sample?

Blood in the urine

Urinary incontinence

Urine stool summary

Urine stool

What colours can poop be?

Is my poop normal?

Is my pee normal?

How should I collect and store a urine sample?

Microalbumin test

Smelly urine

How should I collect and store a stool (faeces) sample?

Blood in the urine

Urinary incontinence

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