When your poops are little pebbles it often means that you're either constipated or you're dehydrated or not getting enough fiber intake.
Constipation can cause your poop to become hard and dry and lead to pooping little pebbles or not being able to poop at all.
The constipation and pooping little pebbles can be a result of not enough fiber intake, dehydration, slow bowel movements and certain medications.
Fiber is important for your health and fiber also adds bulk to your stool and makes the poop easier to pass and not drinking enough water can dehydrate your poop and make them hard and compact and hard to pass.
And some medications like anticholinergics and opioids can slow bowel movements down and lead to constipation.
And in some cases other medical conditions like irritable bowel syndrome or even in rare cases colon cancer could result in constipation and cause pebble like poop.
Ensure you're getting enough fiber in your diet such as through bread, fruits, vegetables and whole grains and drink plenty of water and other hydrating fluids and get plenty of exercise to help promote bowel movements.
You can also use some over the counter laxatives or stool softeners to help with the constipation.
If there's any pain, bloating or blood in your poop you should let your doctor know.
Healthy poop should appear as and look like a sausage or log with a smooth surface and be relatively easy to pass and be brown in color.
However healthy poop can be either brown or even green in color and still be healthy.
A healthy poop, should reflect a mixture of all the colors of the food you eat and that bile.
Almost any shade of brown, or even green, is considered OK.
Normal poop color is brown.
This is due to the presence of bile in the stool.
Normal poop color can range from light yellow to brown to almost black.
However if your poop is red, maroon, black, clay-colored, pale, yellow, or green this may signify a problem.
Bile from the liver creates the typical brown hue of a healthy bowel movement.
When the poop is very pale, it often means that not enough bile is reaching the poop.
Problems with the gallbladder, pancreas, or liver are reasons why poop may not contain enough bile.
Normally poop should be brown, have a peanut-butter texture, and look like a sausage.
If you have abnormal colors, it may be due to something you ingested.
But it may also be due to serious illness.
If it's abnormal once, it's likely nothing to worry about.
Symptoms of an intestinal blockage include severe belly pain or cramping, vomiting, not being able to pass stool or gas, and other signs of belly distress.
Floating poop is often an indication of high fat content, which can be a sign of malabsorption, a condition in which you can't absorb enough fat and other nutrients from the food you're ingesting.