Posted on 07/08/2025 6:06:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A study published in July 2024 investigated how often 1,425 people went number two, and compared those stats to their demographic, genetic, and health data.
Pooping too often or too rarely were both associated with different underlying health issues, while the healthiest participants reported pooping once or twice a day – a 'Goldilocks zone' of bowel movement frequency.
The study, led by a team from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), investigated the bathroom habits of people who were "generally healthy" – that is, with no history of kidney or gut issues like kidney disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or Crohn's disease.
These participants self-reported how often they dropped the kids off at the pool, and the researchers organized them into four categories: constipation for those reporting one or two bowel movements per week; low-normal for three to six movements per week; high-normal for one to three movements per day; and diarrhea for four or more watery stools per day.
The researchers also analyzed patients' blood metabolites and chemistry, their genetics, and the gut microbes present in their stool samples. The team then looked for possible associations between bowel movement frequency and these health markers, as well as other factors like their age and sex.
In general, those who reported less frequent bowel movements tended to be women, younger, and with a lower body mass index (BMI). But even accounting for these factors, people with constipation or diarrhea showed clear links to underlying health issues.
Bacteria usually found in the upper gastrointestinal tract were more common in stool samples from participants with diarrhea. Their blood samples, meanwhile, showed biomarkers associated with liver damage.
Stool samples from people with less frequent bowel movements had higher levels of bacteria associated with protein fermentation. This is a known hazard from constipation.
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I refer to it as “extrude a Democrat.”
Sip Water
Try Fleet enemas or glycerine suppositories. They shouldn’t turn you gay.
My morning covfeffe consumption has mote to do with poop habits.
One square per movement is all you need, according to that mindless celebrity Sheryl Crowe.
No sh*t?
CC
Morning coffee. Morning poop. Clockwork.
-PJ
Barack or Big Mike?
You are correct. It’s something no one wants to discuss, but your urine and bowels are huge indicators of overall health.
Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis over 30 years ago, I have had the pendulum swing both ways, it’s a damn battle that gets worse the older I get.
Over 50 years ago I had a girlfriend who had a record like that on her dorm room wall. It was a little weird.
Shortly after the completion of my morning coffee... (knock on wood...) and I hope it stays thata way!!
Well, we both use scopes….
He was a homeopathic type and got me off off medications, and had me start twice-weekly "cleanses" of my colon. It has improved my health immeasurably. The process was to drink around 32-40 oz of water with psyllium husks and magnesium, and twice a month add senna to it. Then over the course of the day you poop multiple times, and it "deep cleans" the colon, expelling harmful, packed-in material.
Senna is really needed for the deep stuff, but the right "senna glycosides" are important. Here is my list of items I use:
Twice a week:
NOW Foods Supplements, Psyllium Husk Powder, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soluble Fiber, 24-Ounce
and
Doctors Best High Absorption Magnesium Powder Lysinate Glycinate 100% Chelated
I use powder and stir it up with a little True Lemon to mask the magnesium flavor. But you can get capsules if short on time.
Twice a month add:
GenCare Senna Laxative 600 Tablets Senna 8.6mg Tablets with Natural Sennosides
Happy pooping!
I refer to it as “dumping some files”…
**Poop jokes aren’t my favorite, but they are a solid number two**
Don’t watch Gutfeld then.
I part ways with Obama regularly all week. Then the weekend comes and I am inundated with Obama I can’t account for. I think some guy in India is sending me his Obama transcendentally.
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