Would You Buy A Toilet Camera That Analyzes Your Poop? Yes, It's A Real Thing

"We discuss sleep scores and cycle tracking and step counts in shared language because it's all just a part of our lives these days. But there's a new kind of health tracker on the block, and it's... not exactly like the others: toilet cameras. That's right - you can now be the proud owner of a toilet camera that clips onto the bowl and snaps images of what enters, analyzing your deposits for all sorts of health indicators like hydration, consistency, and more."

"There are currently two brands of toilet cams available, one from Kohler and another from a new company aptly named Throne. Both brands say their products use powerful sensors (and Throne's uses a little AI) to analyze your waste and deliver findings straight to your phone. Once the cameras establish what's normal for your body, they can flag abnormal poops, changes in hydration status, and the presence of blood in stool. The cameras aim down only, so fear not, there will be no butthole-gazing."

"Throne's toilet camera, at least, did start out as kind of a joke between its co-founders, says John Capodilupo, the brand's chief product officer. "But they started to talk to GIs and realized that actually there's a huge unmet need of getting objective data on your bowel function and hydration." As someone with ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease, Capodilupo says he'd been wondering how to better identify his triggers and track his gut health."

Wearable health devices are widespread, and a new category—toilet-mounted cameras—now monitors bowel health. The cameras clip to the bowl, capture images of stool, and use sensors and algorithms to analyze hydration, consistency, frequency, shape, and the presence of blood. Two companies currently offer such products: Kohler and Throne. Devices establish an individual's baseline and then flag abnormal evacuations, hydration changes, or bleeding, while sending push notifications to the phone. Throne's system uses AI and assigns Bristol Stool Chart classifications. The technology emerged from conversations with gastroenterologists and from personal need to track inflammatory bowel disease triggers.

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