Everyone poops. That doesn’t diminish the embarrassment many of us feel about the odor that our No. 2s leave behind, especially after undergoing weight loss surgery.

The good news is it’s totally normal for your poop to smell. We have the many sulfurous compounds that end up in stool to thank for the stinky scent. There’s even scientific evidence to suggest that evolution has primed us to be disgusted by the smell of fecal matter as a way to avoid infectious diseases.

There are a dizzying number of products on store shelves that claim to cover up these smells, usually marked “odor eliminating” or “odor neutralizing. In my quest to find the best one, I tested the following brands:

• Poo-Pourri
• Just A Drop
• V.I.Poo
• Febreeze

I personally found Just’a Drop to be the most effective bathroom odor eliminator, out of the 4 brands I tested. I like it so much that we decided to carry the entire line of Just’a Drop bathroom odor eliminator products in the BariatricPal Store!

"Just’a Drop bathroom odor eliminator effectively traps and eliminates 98% of odors BEFORE they escape into the air. Made from highly concentrated plant extract, Just’a Drop is biodegradable and safe to use in any toilet."

Most of my friends swear by PooPourri here in the USA.

Which are sprays and which are in liquid form? What about those waxy around-the-clock deodorizers? I'm guessing the products Alex tested are made for five-alarm poos.