Im so sad for what I've done to my butt. I promise you that ill treat you better i swear i am. Just please heal, im doing my best for you!!!!

The doc is so chill, it was 5 minutes spent well!

I have been struggling with fissures for nearly 10 months now, this is the most accurate description of poop I have ever heard. Thanks for your videos, I am going to implement your suggestions and hope that it works for me.

Yes Doctor, you are the first person who is explaining everything so clearly about the bottom end issues. Your videos are tremendously helpful for large number of population. I watch each and every video of yours. Thank you very much for your exceptional help.

Hello Doc, you just said my story. I’m devastated with chronic Fissures (with sentinel piles) since more than a year now. Got several treatments but to no avail. Comet poop is what I’m noticing recently as the reason even after taking much fiber and almost 5L of water a day. I’m so relaxed to know that at least someone acknowledges such a situation. Almost all doctors sing the same fiber song.

I think the poop at the beginning of the train is usually pebble poop or comet poop because it's that little bit from the previous session that didn't come out. It sits in the colon for too long losing water and that's why it's hard. When you are fully emptying and on a good schedule, it's minimal to nonexistent. Of course diet and many other factors affect the ability to keep a good schedule. The only reason food with soluble fiber comes out softer is because it brings in more water. Food itself all gets chewed and is soft going down the pipe. How it comes out has everything to do with water intake and retention. Of course many factors affect this like fiber balance, sugar, salt, stress, exercise, sleep, etc.

Ways to stop comet poop : 1. Eat fibre but in balance 2. Drink water but in balance 3. Go To number 2 every single day 4. Never ever ignore the urge to go number 2 even if you think the urge is little

Wow thank you! I explained it to so many doctors and they just ignored my complaining, you are the first person who described my case exactly precisely 😍😍😍

Wow, you really diagnosed my condition well. Comet poop is exactly what I have and I eat a LOT of fiber. I am going to scale back. Thank you SO much.

God bless you even if u can’t treat me the compassion is what we need in doctors this is definitely your calling thanks

You are so right. That is exactly what happens. I think I have been eating too much fiber thinking it will help but I suppose it is doing harm on my fissures

I’ve been there, but has managed to get it under control. Changing my diet to more veggies and drinking lots more water has seemed to help. Thanks dr Chung, and you described it so well I had to laugh a little. My wife asked me what I was smiling about, so I answered «a video about comet-poop» lol.

Wow! You are the only doctor that has said this! Every doctor I spoke to was saying ‘take more fibre’ but I was having comet poops all the time! I restricted my diet to mainly fruits & vegetables (which was making me miserable because I couldn’t eat what my family & friends were eating.) It was cutting my backside & making my anal fissures much worse! Listening to your video, I dialled my fibre & ironically my stools are less bulky & smoother! Thank you Doc!

Fibre did me in!great insight. This is me.

Omg this helped me so much! I forgot to take it the other day and suddenly my poop was soooo soft again. Now my fissure is finally healing. Also using Diltiazem which has been amazing! Thanks so much. I will tell my doctor about this when I see him next time

Thank You for all your helpful advice! You always have such a great disposition and you share your knowledge in such a motivational, fun manner! However, I have recently experienced a HUGE problem because of “pushing” during pooping. My left eye has suffered a subconjunctival hemorrhage 4 times within 5 months due to “pushing” while defecating! I never knew that could happen! And I think that’s insane because I’ve pushed harder in previous years with nothing happening! My gastroenterologist told me that I MUST hydrate often and eat plenty of fiber in order to help my poop exit my system more easily without having to push so much. So unfortunately, I MUST eat a whole lot of fiber and drink plenty of water and prune juice and hope it all helps because I don’t want to compromise my eye anymore! But thanks again for all your super advice! 👍

Thanks a lot Dr. exactly what I am going through, too much fiber… You’re helping so many people!!

I had the same issue. When I was diagnosed with grade 1 hemorrhoid, my physician asked me to get more fiber to avoid worsening my hemorrhoid. I started drinking 2-3 spoons of Metamucil or eat high-fiber cereal during my breakfast. They caused comet poops very frequently. I changed that habit and now I eat 1/4th cup of high-fiber cereal right after lunch and also right after my dinner. This helped me immensely. I have been practicing this for 8-9 months now and never saw a comet poop except once, which was not as bad. I also changed my diet to eat more brown rice and Quinoa with cooked vegetables and I believe this is also helping a lot.

Hey Doc, thanks for such great videos. The way you are connecting the dots is incredible....

The best explanation!!

I don't eat a lot of fibers but comets occur pretty often anyways. The first part is a bit harder, It feels like the flow is misaligned and I need to push to get thru, what follows is at the speed of light I found that a bit of a push and then relax, before the comet reaches the exit, will slow down things considerably and prevent a lot of damage. Who knew that at 56 I had to learn to go #2 again

A true legend . Forever grateful. Cutting am oats in half to start with.

you are a real hero who has excelent knowledge on reality! I always have comet poop

THank you so much for talking about this stuff. The comet poop is what caused and slowed my healing but ultimately I have not fixed it. I eat a lot of fibre so maybe this is way. First poop is a comet 80% of the time. Second and Third poops after a comet are always thin and soft. I keep trying to explain to my GP that what is the point of proctoscopy etc etc and doing bowel prep or intervention if I can't stop comet pooping!!

Thank you Doctor for your videos. Very informative.

thank you so much for this wonderful video. i just went to mu doctor who did a hemorrhoidectomy a month ago , for the first time I experience exactly what you call"comet poop", you are right probably because of too much fiber . I am still in so much pain everytime I do my bowel movement.

For me it’s Acutane. Found your channel because I’m looking for remedies 😭

Healing in recovery from hemorhoidectomy and my poo has been this exact description the entire 35 days I’ve been in recovery. I’ve not been healing correctly and this may be why. I’ve showed my doctor my stool pictures and each time they say to keep up on my fiber. Continue high fiber diet is what they keep saying. After each soft part of my BM stops, my body still seems to be pulsating or straining for a moment and blood comes out. Day 35 and I’m still in pain during BM. Still blood. Still open wound down there. I’m going to lower my fiber in hopes it helps me get back to healing.

I wish you open clinic in Jeddah- Saudi Arabia. Thank you very much for you video 🙏🏻

I’ve been there, but has managed to get it under control. Changimg my diet to more veggies and drinking lots more water has seemed to help. Thanks dr Chung, and you described it so well I had to laugh a little. My wife asked med what was so funny, so I answered «a video about comet-poop» lol.

Thank you for the advice I can't eat to many grains trying to eat more salad vegetables and fruit and drink more water

I stopped Metamucil and stopped having the comet poos, they would cause them every single day. I also cut out about 75% of my over fibrous diet. I was only eating everything with 2+ grams, now I eat more normal and do leafy green salads with any bad meals. Your the man doc.

I was looking for months for someone talking about this issue and couldn't find anything. All I keep hearing from doctors about helping a fissure is loads of water and loads of fiber. Unfortunately I had to learn that this is very misleading recommendation. My fissure got worse and worse because of wrong recommendations (starting with hydrocortisone cream and suppositories and following taking fiber supplements) 🥴😟 I like the comet poop name lol. I finally noticing that what is helping me is adding more fat and protein to my diet rather than just fiber fiber fiber... It needs to be a balance and I wish doctors would say that or at least refer people with a fissure to a nutritionist that knows how to help with this comet issue. Dr, do you have a breakfast recommended meals to avoid this comet poop?

God bless u doc

I had this and I do think it’s the fiber because recently l’ve been very conscious about eating more fiber. Even added chia seeds to my water. The RDA for fiber is 30 grams and that is actually a lot and probably too much for many people.

Oatmeal gives me hard poop and if I have flaxseeds then it's so difficult. I always think my body is so weird 😓 thanks for explaining

Dr., would recommend Kellog's All Bran Buds? Would recommend it?

Doctor Could you please make a video on how to get soft and healthy poop?

Doctor same happened with me what should i have to eat i am confused please help me

I was listening doctor but I slept !

I think you may have solved my problem. I cut back a little on fiber. I seem a bit better. I got severe constipation after a bad nirovirus. I got scared and overdid fiber. Now I feel awful with intestinal distress. I cut back a little. I seem better.

So do I take a fiber supplement or not? I am so confused on how to manage my diet while healing this fissure.

I take husk & Metamucil 2X/day , safe or not? thank you Dr.Chung

It’s like a cork in a bottle!

hi sir, you are telling exactly my problem,i had LIS recently,i am taking ful fibre diet and water,but the issue is i am having bowelmovemt 2 or 3 times a day,it leads to more pain in post op,kindly advise what should i do sir??

I had one once. It was like an Asteroid burning up in the Earth's atmosphere. It almost destroyed the toilet pan. Even the neighbours heard it.

I had one of these today a d have been in so much pain after. I think I have a fissur tho.

Thanks

As per my experience eating rice cause comet poop.

In the Army we called it buckshot.

Doctor I m still waiting your video about hypertrophied papilla you told me it s coming soon :). May be this month ?

My hero❤

hiee doc i am suffering from fissure and only taking vegetables and cucumber & onion in salad and no grains as i am on keto but exactly it is comet one how can i not get comet can i take latulose for stool softners

I recommend a book called Fiber Menace

What is a good food to eat for breakfast that won't cause comet poop? I have a chronic fissure that gets jacked up by comet poop. I eat a plant based diet, so it sounds like I'm making matters worse.

Hey doc do you know if dialtizem for fissures cause dry itchy skin

Why m burning hell fr hours n hours with pain fromast 18 days

I'm never constipated but I always have comet poop even when I dont eat lots of fiber

Its an assteroid for sure

Happened to me. I had to go off those. Of course after I made the damaged.😢

Amazing!!! Yes! The best explanation of my super-butt-powers!!!™! since any doctor, ever! YOU ROCK!!!

Can we eat eggs

Doecter i have been done with this shitty ☄️ poop. Everyone said increase and increase fiber

How much fibers we have to take under fissure/piles

I wish there was a lol emoji for this lol

Very informative! Would you be able to say what is a good amount of daily fibre to aim for to prevent comet poop? I’ve recently gone whole foods plant based and upped my fibre to help manage my haemorrhoids but tracking diet on Cronometer I average 70g fibre a day which I guess causes this! Should I halve this but stay above RDA, so maybe 30g a day?

Hi doctor. A specialist I am seeing for my anal fissures said that I should take double amount of fiber supplements. I have really hard poop at the beginning then soft. Exactly as you described. I am starting to think is because of this high amount of fiber (during the day I also eat a lot of fruit) that my anal fissure is there since 1 month (I am bleeding and having pain since then). What's your best suggestion? Reduce or remove completely the Metamucil?

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100% agreed 👍

Wow so I thought I was helping by making everything soft but it’s been leading to this issue… I used to drink 3 smoothies right after the surgery which made me go twice a day and that probably also didn’t help… 🤦‍♀️ it’s been two months and still in pain as the fissure seems to swell up into a hemorrhoid after every comet poop which is every day.. since I was eating very low protein to stop the hard stools from the weekend splurges.. it’s a constant battle… sometimes it’s too much protein, too much dairy, now too many fruits and fiber 😑