That said, if pooping seems to take forever because you're really straining—or because you need to manipulate your bowels to help yourself poop by sitting a certain way or even sticking a finger in your anus—you ought to see a gastroenterologist. "Some people who have a lot of difficult...
6 weeks is a growth spurt and it is quite normal for breastfed babies to poop less frequently than once per day at this age. If the poop is not hard and you see no other signs of discomfort or illness, chances are that your baby is simply growing and digesting everything he eats. ...
Gastroenterologists quip that anything in the range of three times daily to three times weekly is normal, assuming the feces isn't too loose or hard. That is, regularity doesn't mean defecation should happendaily,but rather, that it should happenconsistently. Frequency only becomes a concern wh...
Gastroenterologists quip that anything in the range of three times daily to three times weekly is normal, assuming the feces isn't too loose or hard. That is, regularity doesn't mean defecation should happen daily, but rather, that it should happen consistently. Frequency only becomes a concer...
The biggest thing to remember is that everyone has his or her own "normal," says Balzora. In other words, don't sweat it if you're a twice-a-day-goer or an every-other-day-goer. Fun fact: The time it takes for a meal to go from your mouth to your plumbing can range from 18...
'it always burns when I poop'. This happens because the chemicals that make spicy food spicy are actually irritants to the body's system that causes a burning sensation at the anal canal when those chemicals are expelled. Small amounts of spicy food will result in normal bowel movements tha...
7. Vacation constipation is totally normal. Stop us if this sounds familiar: You're on a family vacation, enjoying relaxing days on the beach with sun and sand, but there's just one problem—you haven't pooped for days. One study estimated that 40% of people experience vacationconstipation...
“If you’re a normal healthy person, I don’t know if it’s going to change anything in the short term or the long term,” he said. “Maybe by changing your position, in 20 or 30 years down the line you’ll reduce your likelihood of developing constipation. But there’s no data...