How many times per day do you poop? (on average)

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Farang

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Difference between real life and the internet--if you were standing in a circle of people and had a topic you wanted to bring up, would you say "How many times per day do you poop (on average?" and actually get a number of short, factual responses?
 
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Vehemence

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Originally posted by: Farang
Difference between real life and the internet--if you were standing in a circle of people and had a topic you wanted to bring up, would you say "How many times per day do you poop (on average?" and actually get a number of short, factual responses?
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With my friends? Yes. With strangers? Probably. It IS California.
 
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nageov3t

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once/day usually (more often than not, right before I leave work or right after I come home)... might go twice if I eat something especially junky for lunch or dinner.
 
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legoman666

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Originally posted by: Idontcare
Originally posted by: Eeezee
Friend of mine claims she sometimes poos 4x per day :confused:
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Does your friend have celiac disease and not realize it?

?Well, how many times a day do you have a bowel movement?? I asked. ?On average.?

?Five or six,? she said.

?You have five or six BMs a day? Every day?? I queried, my raised eyebrows no doubt betraying my surprise.

?Sure,? she said. ?Doesn?t everybody??

The treatment for celiac disease is to eliminate gluten, the offending protein, from the diet. That means avoiding all foods containing wheat, rye, and barley. Once gluten is no longer present in the diet, the gut heals itself and regains its ability to absorb nutrients.

http://discovermagazine.com/20...h-of-missing-nutrients
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I do. So does my mother. I used to take a crap after every time I ate. It got worse and worse for several years until I was diagnosed. So I stopped eating gluten ~1 year ago and have felt 100% better since.
 
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jagec

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I feel sorry for the people who have to go one or more times per day...must suck to travel, camp, or do other things which don't give you ready access to a clean toilet.
 
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zeruty

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when i was a kid... oh I averaged about .07 times per day...

now though.... most days once... depends on my diet though. If I eat some really delicious spicy food.... sometimes still just once, sometimes like 6... anywhere in between... but I love REALLY spicy food. My intestines probably have a hit order out on me...

I used to get affected by dairy products and some other things...greasy foods... (if I eat papa murphy's pizza, I end up in the bathroom 20 minutes later) but I've started taking probiotics and that helps a LOT! Probiotics are the reason sometimes really spicy food doesn't even affect me... I think it depends on timing though.
 
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Eeezee

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Originally posted by: Locut0s
Depends on diet and exercise and overall health.
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The question was not how often people poop, it was how often do you poop?
 
Lithium381

Lithium381

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i voted one, since it's the closest to my number, which is a fraction...... normally i'm cool at every other day
 
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Kaolccips

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Usually once every 2-3 days. I had a friend that would go multiple times.
Like someone else said, depends on diet.
 
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Bucks

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I normally go about 2-3x a day, but when my ulcerative colitis acts up, I have gone at much as 50x a day max...I lost roughly 31lbs in about 4 days. Not fun..
 
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