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Sorry slightly gross question but...

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MrsJoJo86 · 16/04/2018 22:32

How often do you poo? How often is it normal to poo?

I told my friend I only go once every two or three days and she said that's weird.

Always been the same since I was a kid. Do get some bloating and pain occasionally, but just thought a poo every few days was normal.

OP posts:
HollowTalk · 16/04/2018 22:35

Two or three times a day!

timeistight · 16/04/2018 22:35

And me, but my DD goes once or twice a week.

Guess we're all different.

Dontbuymesocks · 16/04/2018 22:37

My GP says anything between three times per day and three times per week is classed as normal.

OhNoGroken · 16/04/2018 22:37

At med school I was taught that normal is between three times a day and once every three days, but what’s normal for each person is more relevant when you’re talking about new symptoms

NoSuchThingAsAlpha · 16/04/2018 22:37

Between three times a day and once every three days is normal.

MrsJoJo86 · 16/04/2018 22:40

timeistight I occasionally go only once or twice a week. Does your daughter have any pain or other problems?

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Nogodsnomasters · 16/04/2018 22:47

Once a day, sometimes twice.

lljkk · 17/04/2018 15:24

I can't imagine only going once every 2-3 days, or Shock once a week. How full is that toilet if someone only goes once a week Shock
Do you do any exercise, OP? Do you drink lots of fluid?
One cup of tea always moves things along for me!

TOADfan · 17/04/2018 16:12

I'm the same as you OP I can go 5 or 6 days sometimes. I never suffer with bloating and hardly ever constipation either. Its normal for me. Though I also only pee 3 or 4 times a day. I just have a slow digestive system I think.

halfwitpicker · 17/04/2018 16:16

Once a week??! Get the chick peas out

user2929 · 17/04/2018 17:17

4-5 times a week

Munchyseeds · 17/04/2018 18:39

I am the same as you 0p....always have been, can go even longer if I have a change in routine( a holiday for example)

sirlee66 · 17/04/2018 18:42

At least once a day

PurpleStarInCashmereSky · 17/04/2018 18:44

Depends on how much I eat. When eating loads of shite usually once or twice a day but when dieting about twice a week.

gobbin · 18/04/2018 22:26

When younger, every three days.
Now with (medicated) Crohns, twice a day.

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