Three poos a day

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On the back of another thread, how many times a day do you poo. I am a 1- 3 times a day girl. Some posters on thread were saying it's a once a week event. Blew my mind!

Yeah i would never feel the need to shower after a poo either.

Sorry to be graphic but we are on a poo thread!

You can definitely get everything off with two - three dry wipes. Then if you want to be extra clean you can always dampen the tissue and do one final wet wipe.

There is no need for a shower after a poo!

Everyone is different and as long as your movements are normal for you personally then it's fine.

I'm a once a day morning movement kind of person. Occasional second one after a large meal late afternoon/early evening but that's rare.

I find it quite satisfying having a nice big poo. So I think I'd feel very uncomfortable if I only went once a week. I do know some people who are maybe three times a week. I'd say, the more the merrier! I'd much rather have diarrhea than constipation. Obviously neither is fun!

But as long as you're comfortable and consistent then it's just how fast your bowels and digestion works.

Yes I can't understand all these people only going once a day or even less. I mean I sit on the toilet to pee and if "more" comes then it comes! Always been like that.

Why can't you understand?

When I go to sit on the toilet, I don't need to poo, so I don't. I only poo when I need to which is about twice a week

Has it occurred to you that there is different info online or from different medics?

You cannot get 100% clean with dry toilet paper.
If you use wet wipes afterwards you'll see what you missed.
And it also depends on your anatomy and consistency of the poo.
If someone has piles, there's a greater area to wipe and dry paper doesn't do the job.

I agreed with you, i said two - three dry wipes gets a lot and then if you want to be extra clean you can do one more wet wipe with wet tissue paper, to get everything.

No one needs to have a shower after a poo. If they want to it's fine .

But one poster said that she couldn't believe that people didn't have a shower after every single poo

1 wet wipe doesn't work for me.
I usually need 4 / 5 wet wipes. I carry a pack in my bag all the time. Depends on the consistency of the poo to be honest.

If we're at home, DP likes to shower afterwards as he has a very hairy body and doesn't feel even wet wipes do the job.
TMI I know!

Sorry - was not meaning to sound upset! Just read some other people saying that and was agreeing. In a way I agree with you too - when I sit on the toilet I don't ALWAYS need to do more than pee (and if I'm at work I don't intend to) but often I do!

You can definitely get everything off with two - three dry wipes.

No, you can't. I had to shower and change my knickers in the last few months because it didn't come off in a few dry wipes and I thought it had. Luckily, my IBS only rarely throws me that kind of poonami and I was working from home that day.

OK you have IBS so that's different, of course.

2/3 times a day. If I don’t do that and feel a bit backed up, I find eating a whole grapefruit before bed re-sets the situation!!

Ah right I didn't know slow digestion was linked to bowel cancer, very interesting thanks