What Your Poo Says About You - Posted as a PSA

[ChosenUnWisely]

The frequency of your bowel movements can say a lot about your health.

It’s something we’ve all wondered, but were probably too sheepish to actually ask: How often should you go No. 2?

Despite the squeamish factor, experts say it’s a legitimate question. Your bowel movements are an important indicator of your overall health, says board-certified gastroenterologist Anish Sheth, MD, co-author of What’s Your Poo Telling You?.

While the answer to how often you should use the bathroom is typically “it depends,” it really depends when it comes to your bowel movements. A typical schedule “may vary from three times per day to three times per week, depending on the person,” Sheth tells Yahoo Health.


https://www.yahoo.com/health/what-your-poo-says-about-you-109608465407.html

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As one ages their happiness is directly proportional to the quality of the poop.

Just ask the old folks, when they make a nice #2 they are happy, when they can't they are grumpy.


This Post is Mr Hankey Approved and posted as a Public Service Announcement

[closeupready]

1. OMG.

Seriously?

[ChosenUnWisely]

2. Yes, this is not a joke, Colorectal health is important!

[dilby]

3. 3 Times a week????

Man I would die if I only went 3 times a week.

[ChosenUnWisely]

5. I went 5 days once without going but the relief was so sweet when things finally worked out!

[MissB]

17. I had a coworker that would go once every 30

days or so. And always at work. She'd spend an hour or so in the bathroom. No one wanted to go after she'd been in there.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

19. It was two weeks before things came out after starting boot camp.

I ate lots of salad, as that was supposed to help, but didn't report not going as I wasn't having pain and often went several days. Never became "regular" until much later in life. Now I may go a couple of times a day, but usually just once in the morning, after coffee.

[MineralMan]

4. Well, this is a new topic for GD.

I'm not sure it's ever been done before. Congratulations on breaking new ground, I guess.

[ChosenUnWisely]

7. General Discussion, our health is important

Can't fight the good fight unless your bowels are healthy!

[MineralMan]

8. We have a Health Group.

I believe you have chosen your topic unwisely. Truly.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. It's not a prohibited topic in GD, therefore it's acceptable.

Talking about bowel movements is no less GD-ready that talking about flu shots.

[WillyT]

18. Don't Listen, It's Informative And Timely... Plus, Enough Shit Gets Into DU Everday...

[Gormy Cuss]

21. ROFLCMPO

that's "crapping my pants off."

[madokie]

6. Mine says good gosh almighty what you eating boy

shooooo-weee

[IcyPeas]

9. Here's a handy visual graphic

numbers 3 and 4 are preferable. Oprah had a show on this topic and she said a healthy poop should be like a banana (so I guess that would be number 4 in this picture).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale

[smirkymonkey]

16. Hmmm. Very interesting.

You learn something new every day.

[Prism]

10. I thought never going was my special superpower

Never need to use public facilities, never have socially embarrassing incidents at a friend's home.

Alas, my doctor disagreed this week and put me on colace. Boo!

People who go multiple times a day are aliens. And people with colons like atomic clocks frighten me.

But, colon health is important. Colon cancer is a son of a bench. People need to be open and honest about digestive health. Oh, but if only we were more like Japan.

[uppityperson]

11. "colon health is important. Colon cancer is a son of a bench." Very much so on both accounts.

[GummyBearz]

23. I used to be like you

But when I reached ~30 that changed quite a bit. May I ask how old you are?

[Prism]

25. 35

I'm virtually never ill and have never had any problems outside of a root canal, but with the gray hairs beginning to sprout, I decided to start taking preventative care seriously. A reliance on youthful health and a strong immune system will go horribly wrong someday, so I wanted to start monitoring everything closely (regular blood work, check-ups, etc).

I've never minded my irregularity, but my doctor said "Nope!" and put me on 100mg of colace.

[demmiblue]

12. Since you went there, might as well turn this into an informative post:

[bullwinkle428]

28. The artificial sweeteners thing is a big revelation to me -

I deal with lots of IBS symptoms, and had no idea I was possibly contributing to them with their use. I will try dropping them for a week, and see how things go.

[Raine1967]

14. GD is officially full of crap.

I'd rather discuss a woman breastfeediing at an Olive Garden while eating fried chicken and denying vaccinations while talking about a day care center in Santa Monica.

[Blue Owl]

15. Bookmarking for later, after I drop the kids off at the pool...

n/t

[mackerel]

20. Foamy UA is actually an alarm. High protein in UA is a sign of kidney problems usually

related to HBP.

[NaturalHigh]

22. Isn't chronic constipation considered a risk factor for colorectal cancer?

That's actually a very good PSA. Thanks for posting.

[mackerel]

24. Chronic constipation is a risk factor for many things. Very high level

of toxins just sitting there not getting eliminated. It can cause a partial or full bowel blockage.

[Historic NY]

26. Well thats a crap load of info.

[hobbit709]

27. My doctor once told me as long as you are able to go when you feel the need to go

there's nothing wrong.