‘A fascination with faeces’: How stool-gazing became a social media trend

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1. Wed, 29 July 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories07:00first to report
     ‘A fascination with faeces’: How stool-gazing became a social media trend

     ‘A fascination with faeces’: How stool-gazing became a social media trend EL PAÍS English This smart toilet attachment knows when you’re dehydrated Reviewed It isn't just harmless self-care: the booming obsession with tracking your gut and your toilet has experts genuinely worried about what it feeds OkDiario The AI that stares at your poop, or how to hit rock bottom (of the bowl) Korben "Smart" Toilet Cameras: How AI Scanners and Stool Analysis Became Influencers' Latest Obsession NEWS.am STYLE

   • El Pais English19:44
     ‘A fascination with faeces’: How stool-gazing became a social media trend

     Health influencers are embracing fibermaxxing — an obsession with gut health — along with gadgets and apps that promise to monitor it. But specialists warn that caring for the gut requires far more than spending $500 on a device