Comfort (i.e. how easy it is to push out your poop) is too. “What really matters is that people have complete, spontaneous bowel movements,” Dr. Berookim says. “This means having soft stool ...

Relax the rectal wall: By relaxing this muscle, the need to poop may temporarily go away. Avoid tensing the abdomen: This tension is one mechanism that helps push stool out of the anus and rectum ...