Gross digestive question about POOP from 38 yr old female. Not for the squeamish or jokesters.?

Question

I can't figure out why I don't feel "done" when I go to the bathroom. It's like a soft serve machine, you know there is more left in there, and it just kind of oooooozes out, leaving a horrible mess to wipe up.

How do you firm up a bit without being unhealthy/constipated?

My habits briefly:

I drink a lot of caffeine, coffee I know gives me the runs as well as sugared drinks so I avoid them.

I am using nicotine therapy because I quit smoking recently. This is new but the problem is not.

I eat a lot of high fiber foods but also a lot of carbs and stuff known to bind you up, cheese, peanut butter, etc, and I love all kinds of veg. I should have plenty of bulk in my diet.

I sometimes do make a more solid...sorry...turd and when I pass it, I feel satisfied like I know I am done for the moment. But usually this isn't the case and I can't narrow it down to why...unless I am constipated. I know I can't deliberately do this all the time.

Thanks for any insight offered!

Answer 1

try:
1) adding benefiber (you eat too much insoluble fibers and not enough soluble ones)
2) eating proteins (they will make it more solid)
3) eating less fat