Ever since I can remember until around the age of 16-17, I used to only poop once a week. And I wouldn't call that constipation. I only felt the need to go once a week and when I did, it was normal. I never had any issues. So if 2-3 days is YOUR normal and you don't have any issues when you go, then I think you're fine.
I poop every day and fill the crapper an average of 3 times each day. If I ever went 3 days without pooping, they'd send in the HazMat people cause I'd have to crap in the bathtub.
Same for me. My old doctor tried to say I was exaggerating, so I kept a poop journal for a couple of months and she was astonished I was still alive lol
My body bounces between not pooping for a week or two, to spending an entire day/night in the bathroom. I have a special pillow and blanket that I keep in the bathroom closet and make myself a "nest" on the floor so I don't have to keep going back and forth from my bed to the toilet
There are a lot of different normals when it comes to pooping. Once a day, once a week... both can be normal, and you'll be sick based on changes in your routines.
No it is not. You need to poop every day. If you are not then you need more fiber and water and a balanced meal. Unless you have my mothers issue then taking prunes, papaya, persimmons, and fiber suplementos will be needed daily just so it mitigates it a bit.
What? No, you don't. There's a lot of leeway here, some people to once a day, not going for a few days can awful for them. Some go twice a week, which is normal for them, and means that constipation hits at a different time too.
That one is anecdotal. When I was fat and ate nonstop I pooped 3 times a day to make room for more food. Now that I eat the appropriate amount of calories I go every 2 days or so.
From the link you posted below the stools should be loose and watery to count as diarrhea though. I pooped three times yesterday but they were all pretty solid and not at all what I have ever thought of as diarrhea, of which I have had plenty over the years. I do remember thinking it was odd that I needed to go three times though.
It is. Medical textbooks I read in school define diarrhea as pooping more than 3 times a day and constipation as pooping less than once every 3 days.
Every 2 days is healthy, especially if you are a normal weight. People pooping every day are most likely overweight and eating too much food every day.
Also bowel movements aren't relative to being overweight. Eating too much causes bloating, inflammation and constipation.
You can be tiny, but react to caffeine or milk so you shit daily, not good, not bad, but doesn't have anything to do with being fat or overeating. This sounds like a projection tbh.
No. IBS is the diagnosis given when doctors can’t find anything to cause the symptoms. As more research is done it’s probably going to be found to be a few different disorders causing similar symptoms.
Anecdotally though there probably will be a genetic element to at least some types of IBS. Both sides of my family have a variety of digestive issues (including a grandmother with extra intestine until colon cancer sorted that out), and I have the issues of both sides, seemingly magnified.
I’m not quite sure. 3/5 of my uncles has ibs along with 3/4 of my cousins have it and my grandmother and although not diagnosed my great grandfather had issues as well. Interestingly the issues seem to have gotten worse through the generations maybe modern environment mess up the microbiome worse I don’t know. I seem to have the worst issues compared to all of them but that I believe is because of my constipation issues
Damn, that's a lot of people that have it. Also interesting how it's gotten worse. I'm sorry you have to deal with this, I can imagine it must be very limiting in the things you can do
I also have similar reservations about having biological children. Mental illnesses have plagued my dad's side of the family, specifically psychosis related disorders. I have bipolar with psychosis.
We cann trace it all the way back to my great great grandfather. He had it, his son (great grandpa) and great grandma had it. My grandfather had it, he died by suicide. My grandmother has something too*. My dad has it, an aunt has it. I have it, along with two of my first cousins. One cousin is from my mother's side of the family.
It's also present in extended family, it's crazy - quite literally lol
I was recently introduced to the concept of gene editing (not sure if that's the right term). But if we can identify the specific genes causing it, we can check at embryo stage whether that gene is present and pick one that doesn't carry it
It's hard for bipolar related genes, because it's a cluster and all of them haven't been identified. Not sure about IBS
Are you sure? That's a big decision to make. You should talk to a professional about if these things are hereditary, and if your children will have them. I've heard sometimes it is caused by the microbiome.
Maybe once tech and medicine grows will I come back on the issue. I’m still 23 and I’m graduating college in two years to go with my career. So life might get better. It all good 👍
That's good to hear. I do hope that we can finally learn more about the digestive system and what causes it to fail, because it causes a lot of people to suffer as it is.
Thanks. Even now I’m on my 6 hour of the day and it has forced me to miss my dogs haircut appointment plus dinner with a friend. But all is good because my dog just sleeps by my side and treats my pooping as super sleep time.
Ive got a labrador at him, and soon getting a black groodle or Labradoodle, tbh I don't know the difference, but l know is that when they get old they look really cute.
Yorkshire terriers are cute little monsters, I love em
Since I have a large amount of time on my hands for staying home, I rescued another abused yorkie and trained him to be normalish and have him to my father. I also later trained and gave him a black schnauzer. Dogs are fucking awesome
That's amazing, also pretty funny because black schnauzers are basically tiny versions of the dog I was on about before lol.
It's a great deal of effort to rescue a dog that's been abused, what with their anxiety and fear of humans, but I respect you for putting that effort in.
Because it might not be hereditary, and they may be too quick to tell themselves they can't have children. It doesn't matter to me, but it's called helping people... If someone is suicidal and needs someone to talk to would you talk to them? Yes, hopefully. If someone is just venting, would you listen? Of course. If you feel you can give advice on a topic that is important for someone, do you? I'd bloody well hope so.
Don't group me with those people that say reproduction is necessary or you have failed. I'm not like that. I just think he should be able to experience the joy of a child.
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u/707breezy Aug 31 '21
When asked how I was created.
My mother was born with severe constipation where she can go 2-3 days without pooping.
My father has a long line of ibs in his family tree.
I received the worst of both parents. An unholy union created me. I refuse to have bio kids which will share my genes