Yes, it’s today (February 9).
And yes—💩 is absolutely the correct emoji for the occasion.
National Poop Day wasn’t created by gastroenterologists in white coats or wellness influencers selling $90 probiotics. It was created by children. Which, frankly, makes it more honest than most health campaigns.
Kids know something adults forget: if you can’t poop comfortably, nothing else is going well.
Why a day about poop actually matters
Behind the giggles is a serious point. 💩 is the end-of-line report of digestion.
It reflects what you ate, how well you absorbed it, how fast (or stalled) things are moving, and how your gut, liver, gallbladder, microbiome, and nervous system are cooperating.
In other words, poop is not gross. It’s data.
Children get this instinctively. They notice when something is off. Adults, on the other hand, are trained to ignore it, be embarrassed by it, or only talk about it when things are already very wrong.
National Poop Day flips that script—with humor.
A very unscientific (but accurate) poop scale
The Goldilocks Poop
Not too hard, not too loose, no drama, no urgency. Digestive peace achieved.
The Rabbit Pellet Poop
Tiny, dry, stubborn. Things are moving… reluctantly.
The Soft-Serve Surprise
Technically poop, emotionally confusing. Speed is winning over absorption.
The Disappearing Act
“Wait… did I even go?” Not enough bulk, bile, or coordination.
The Nuclear Emergency
We don’t need to describe this one. Everyone knows.
Kids laugh at these. Adults quietly recognize themselves.
Why kids were right to start this
Children talk about poop because their bodies are still honest. They haven’t learned shame around bodily signals. They know that discomfort matters.
Somewhere along the way, adults decided digestion should be silent, invisible, and ignored—until it explodes into a diagnosis.
National Poop Day says maybe we should have listened sooner.
The takeaway (before this gets too weird)
💩 is not crude.
💩 is not silly.
💩 is not too much information.
💩 is feedback.
So today, laugh about it. Normalize it. Pay attention to it. And maybe—just maybe—thank the kids who had the wisdom to say:
“Hey. Everyone poops. Let’s talk about it.”
Happy National Poop Day.
Let ’er rip. 💩
