Posted on 07/27/2024 9:57:48 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A study reveals that bowel movement frequency significantly influences physiology and long-term health, with the best outcomes linked with passing stools once or twice a day.
Previous research has suggested associations between constipation and diarrhea with higher risks of infections and neurodegenerative conditions, respectively.
Gibbons and his team collected clinical, lifestyle, and biological data—including blood chemistry, gut microbiome, genetics and more—from over 1,400 healthy adult volunteers with no signs of active disease.
When stools linger too long in the gut, microbes exhaust the available fiber—which they ferment into beneficial short-chain fatty acids—and instead ferment proteins, producing toxins like p-cresol sulfate and indoxyl sulfate.
"What we found is that even in healthy people who are constipated, there is a rise in these toxins in the bloodstream," said Gibbons, noting that these toxins are particularly burdensome to the kidneys.
In cases of diarrhea, the team found clinical chemistries indicative of inflammation and liver damage. Gibbons explained that during diarrhea, the body excretes excessive bile acid, which the liver would otherwise recycle to dissolve and absorb dietary fats.
Fiber-fermenting gut bacteria known as "strict anaerobes," associated with good health thrived in the "Goldilocks zone" of one or two poops a day.
"It was eating more fruit and vegetables, that was the biggest signal we saw," said Gibbons, along with drinking plenty of water, regular physical activity, and eating a more plant-dominant diet.
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Psyllium, followed by other soluble and insoluble fibers, will help, but try to get more exercise, too.
No sh!t? :-)
(You knew that was coming, eventually. I am blessed with a healthy colon. I agree it’s important.)
Twice a day? Sounds like the toilet industrial complex at work.
Dayum. I usually go twice a week.
Which means I guess... that I’m usually full of ...it.
Which many of my fine FReeper friends can attest.
Wait, I thought this was a thread about that BLM thing....
Never mind........
Eat beans everyday and your problem will resolve..😉
Well, there's no doubt about that.../s
Drink coffee? I'm on the throne like clockwork about two hours after a couple of cups in the morning.
“eating a more plant-dominant diet”
Somehow, I knew they would get around to this.
So, vegans fart and poop a lot, so are better off?
If I have a relapse from my Colitis, I would be going to the bathroom every 30 minutes.
The doc put me on Entyvio infusions. Thank the lord for insurance and Medicare.
I think most everyone should take a fiber supplement, almost no one eats enough fiber, it’s almost impossible to eat as much as we need daily. I pop a few of the off brand Metamucil psyillium pills almost everyday. Works like a charm. As a bonus it also reduces cholesterol.
Some days I go every two hours and sometimes have to run to the bowl. I don’t know why.
Gotta dump the trash to keep the kitchen fresh and ready.
My 2 cents?
Don't sit on the toilet to poop.
In other words: Men should never sit, and women should sit only when peeing.
Regards,
I tend towards constipation, so take psyllium and also have some kimchi in the morning.
You can still eat meat, but go for veggies as your side dish instead of rice, potatoes, or pasta.
Take an Obama and a Biden a day, helps keep the doctor away!
I take psyllium pills 4-5 days a week and it seems to firm up my stool. I was having trouble, frankly, with real loose stools. They seem to help and I’m on the throne usually twice a day or even more depending.
Related but not completely on topic, I’ll put in an endorsement here for the bidet toilet seats. I bought one at Costco early in Covid and was an instant convert. I now cannot imagine living without one, and find it mildly annoying living without when we go on vacation.
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