Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN. After graduating from nursing school in Japan, I worked for two years in a large Tokyo hospital.
The definition of a stool is a seat without arms supported by three or four legs. An example of a stool is a seat that you'd sit on at a bar. Stool is the waste matter in a bowel movement. An example of stool is the source of the sample provided to a medical lab to check for stomach parasites. a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, typically having a round seat, three or four legs or a central post, and no back or arms.
Fibre is the portion of the food that is not digestedâin other words, it is not completely broken down by the stomach. Fibre increases bulk and softens the stool by absorbing water, which helps prevent constipation. As food moves through the colon, water is absorbed leaving waste products or stool. The muscles that line the colon contract in a wave-like motion to push the stool down toward the rectum.