(CNN) — Everyone poops, but it turns out we don’t all need to poop every day. That’s a misconception, said gastroenterologist Dr. Folasade May, an associate professor at the David Geffen School of ...
A recently published study provided insight on how bowel movement frequency correlated with levels of toxins in the body. (Photo: Getty) When’s the last time you pooped? Earlier today? Earlier this ...
How often should you poop? It’s one of those questions that doesn’t come up in polite conversation, but everyone secretly wonders about it. From once a day to a few times a week, everyone’s pooping ...
What could be behind not pooping as often? Experts say diet is the most common cause. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) Fact: Some people poop once a day — or even a few times a ...
Time to toot your own horn. If you’re pooping once or twice a day, congratulations, you’re in the bowel movement “Goldilocks” zone. Researchers from the Institute for Systems Biology say a fiber-rich ...
Even though everybody uses the bathroom, there’s not a lot of talk around how often you should poop. So, if you find that you’re going more or less than usual, it’s understandable to wonder where you ...
If you’re experiencing constipation, you’re likely wondering how to make yourself poop—fast. The inability to relieve ...
You may be able to tell a lot about your health from how often you poop. “In the scientific literature, we see strong associations between bowel movement frequency abnormalities (constipation, in ...
(THE CONVERSATION) If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside from personal inconvenience, why ...