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14 Jul 2008
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Bowel movements
Hi Doc
What is the normal bowel movements a person should have a day? Some one told me atleast once day but 2-3 times is better. Is this correct.
Thanks
What is the normal bowel movements a person should have a day? Some one told me atleast once day but 2-3 times is better. Is this correct.
Thanks
DietDoc
Dear Lee
Although the general public won't believe this, every individual has his or her own bowel pattern and there are some people who only have a bowel movement every 2-3 days or just once a week and they are perfectly normal. Now most members of the public, esp the ladies, believe that if they skip a day, they are busy building up toxins in their bodies and gaining weight, but this is not the case. If your normal pattern of bowel movements is once a day, that's fine and you should not interfere. 2-3 times a day is generally indicative of bowel problems like irritable bowel syndrome. So if you are no constipated then listen to your body and allow your bowel movements to remain normal.
Best regards
DietDoc
Although the general public won't believe this, every individual has his or her own bowel pattern and there are some people who only have a bowel movement every 2-3 days or just once a week and they are perfectly normal. Now most members of the public, esp the ladies, believe that if they skip a day, they are busy building up toxins in their bodies and gaining weight, but this is not the case. If your normal pattern of bowel movements is once a day, that's fine and you should not interfere. 2-3 times a day is generally indicative of bowel problems like irritable bowel syndrome. So if you are no constipated then listen to your body and allow your bowel movements to remain normal.
Best regards
DietDoc
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