Is there some great difference between males and females in bowel terms that inevitably leads to male shits taking a minimum of 20 minutes while female ones always take 10 min or less? I am constantly amazed at how long DH takes on the pot.
The loo is very close to our kitchen so it's not exactly an oasis of peace, plus we have intrusive small children and no lock on the door. I can't see why he'd actively choose to set up home in there (wifi reception poor in there too!). We eat the same baseline diet (I'm vegan; he adds meat and dairy to his meals) but I don't remember taking this long even when I ate those things as well.
Please can someone advise as to any biological reason why his poos take forever?! I've quizzed him as to whether all men are like this but he's remaining reticent on the issue 
AIBU?
Doctors/nurses/HCPs! AIBU to ask you about male/female bowel movements?
LaContessaDiPlumpOnSea · 29/10/2016 11:03
They could probably push one out in 5, but they don't want to.
They want to prolong things. 
Asked OH why he takes so long doing a poo.
'''It takes time to contemplate doing it''
what the fuck What's to contemplate?
'''You feel like you're going to explode - It's a relief getting rid of it.'' [
Maybe I need to buy him the book:
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway!
I have wondered if there's a hormonal element to it as my bowel habits do change at different points in my cycle.
But it's probably largely habitual as bowel moment habits can be formed relatively easily. A lot of men have deemed a protracted and relaxing poo as 'normal' and therefore adopt the same pattern.
Women have been socialised more to think of toileting as an unspeakable thing to be embarrassed about, so the quicker the better (I mean, you wouldn't want anyone suspecting you'd been pooing in there ). Men are more likely to claim the stink. So whilst any embarrassment or macho-ness may have long since passed, that message sunk in during formative years, leaving you with whatever bowel pattern you established early on.
Oh, and maybe a bit pelvic floor differences thrown in. I've been much quicker on the loo post babies!
Those are just my guesses though, no studies to back any of it up!
My DH spends several hours a day in the toilet, especially at the weekend - more time available then. He has the laptop plugged in with the cable under the door, his phone, car magazine. It's comfortable apparently 
It drives me nuts. He also takes off all his clothes (or if it's cold, all but his t-shirt / shirt) as he finds them restricting, which I think fucking weird.
He'll wander in & out a bit sometimes, meat & two veg swinging free, to collect a coffee, new magazine etc. 
My DH spends several hours a day in the toilet, especially at the weekend - more time available then. He has the laptop plugged in with the cable under the door, his phone, car magazine. It's comfortable apparently confused
He also takes off all his clothes (or if it's cold, all but his t-shirt / shirt) as he finds them restricting
He'll wander in & out a bit sometimes, meat & two veg swinging free, to collect a coffee, new magazine etc
speechless
please tell me you are winding us up FurryLittleTwerp
has he always been like this?
was he brought up in a family where this was the norm?
Interesting note about hormones affecting frequency - I do get a bit of a runny tummy (as DH puts it) on my first day of full flow, without fail. I do also tend to need the loo myself at 2.45 precisely on work days; I have put this down the impact of all those tea breaks on my system however my occupation of the facilities is usually quite brief!
in my BM days (Before Mirena) I used to be bunged up for a few days before my period started & then poo frequently for the first couple of days - never loose, just frequent.
I always need a poo 45 minutes after the first thing I've eaten that day, regardless of when that is, & even if the thing I've eaten is very small, even as small as one chocolate at work having had no breakfast - even following licking the spoon after serving yoghurt to someone else!
Apologies if TMI 
I don't know Ebear - I think it's very considerate of him to make sure his boss has a comfy place to sit
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