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NSFW: How often do you defecate?

Asked by jca (36062points) September 6th, 2011

How often do you defecate, that is, go #2?

I ask because I had weight loss surgery, and one of the routine questions the doctor asks as a post-surgery follow up is “how often do you defecate?” He told me that the average person (not one with weight loss surgery) goes every four days. This seems like less than I would expect the average person to go. I would think every day or every other day would be the norm. So I figured I’d ask Fluther and find out if he’s correct or if he’s off.

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Blackberry's avatar

That does seem like too long between poops (lol). I feel strange discussing my bowels, though, but it isn’t every 4 days.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

4 days?! If I miss a day then that means I’m doped beyond belief.

ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

Jeez, twice a day, at least. When I’m eating right, it’s after every meal. If I didn’t crap for 4 days, I think I would explode.

AmWiser's avatar

4 DAYS!? I don’t think its good to have that much matter built up in the colons. If I were you I would do a little research on the subject.
I hope your weight loss surgery will be a success.

zenvelo's avatar

I usually go at least twice a day. I have a diet fairly high in fiber and keep hydrated.

Once every four day is not normal. That doctor is full of crap.

zenvelo's avatar

The Mayo Clinic says most normal people have at least 3 per week.

kamikaze's avatar

I have it like 2 times a day if I am eating right, but sometimes 2 times can become 4 times when I eat too much chocolate or some other spicy crap that is not sweet. I crap usually about 1 time and I thought that was normal. Wow, some people( @Blackberry ) really do have issues that involve not taking a crap for 4 days. I mean do you use some kind of pills to stop you’re crap from coming out or trying to get the crap in?(wait that question didn’t make sense). you must really have constipation. You should answer my question just above yours.

PS: don’t worry constipation is not a death issue. Your butt might bleed but you will be fine….I hope…. XD

KateTheGreat's avatar

2–3 times a day.

jonsblond's avatar

I’m seriously amazed. It’s the same as @ANef_is_Enuf for me. I can’t imagine only shitting once every 3–4 days. wow

Joker94's avatar

Four days..the fuck?! I go at least once or twice a day…

ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

My sister has major issues with her digestive system, and it wouldn’t be unusual for her to go 4 days without a bm. But, having said that, she is usually miserable and sick by the time it gets that bad. I don’t see how that could be normal for any healthy person.

Buttonstc's avatar

That Doctor is seriously out of touch with good health.

He needs a consultation with Dr. Oz who has all the definitive info. on both frequency and shape. Ideally, as close to an “S” shape, or Question mark as possible.

DominicX's avatar

I’m not buying that. There is no way the average is once every four days. For me it’s generally once a day if everything’s running well :)

Randy's avatar

I maybe go twice a week and that’s pushing it. I’d say on average, I get 1½ poops a week. Every four days seems like a pretty good number for me, personally.

And for the record, I eat pretty decently. During the two weeks I’m offshore, it’s three square meals a day. When I’m home and much, much less active, it’s one decent meal and maybe a small meal or a snack or two on top of that.

My girlfriend poops multiple times a day. She’s pretty self-conscious about it so it’s fun, yet mean, to pick on her like I do.

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King_Pariah's avatar

Once a day normally.

Imadethisupwithnoforethought's avatar

How much water are you drinking? I am much more frequent when I am drinking enough water.

AstroChuck's avatar

I average a couple times a day.
Plus the occasional shart.

AstroChuck's avatar

Kind of a corny question, if you ask me.

Buttonstc's avatar

Shart?

So you make shitty art?

King_Pariah's avatar

@Buttonstc you don’t? I thought everyone did every now and then…

Mariah's avatar

Every four days?? I’d think most people go once a day. Maybe the figure is skewed by some of those severely constipated people who go just once a week, or….wait for it.…once a month. D:

Anyway, due to surgery yada yada I go about 5 times a day.

creative1's avatar

At least once a day….. When I had weight loss surgery it dropped to once in a week right after the surgery because of the pain meds and being on a blended diet. Once eating real food I went back to the at least once a day especially when I was doing alot of excercising I would go alot more than that.

@jca I had the surgery in 2004 so if you ever want to talk or ask me any questions feel free to PM me.

YARNLADY's avatar

For me,once every other day, or more.

woodcutter's avatar

No way near as often as I fart, which is a good thing. I keep a roll of TP on my work trucks dashboard so it’s handy. Also for cleaning my nose.

kamikaze's avatar

The link doesn’t work @AstroChuck.

Buttonstc's avatar

It doesn’t work for me either. But UD has been out of whack for me for awhile. I just chalked it up to iPhone discrimination of some sort.

But if others get the same result, I’m wondering what’s the matter with the site.

AstroChuck's avatar

Works for me. Must only work on the iPhone.

ZEPHYRA's avatar

Far too often!

incendiary_dan's avatar

4 DAYS!? Shit! (pun intended)

I have a digestive disorder that makes me prone to constipation, and I go once or twice a day. Granted, I pay special attention to it, and I drink a lot of coffee. But really, 4 days? No wonder so many people are so fucking grumpy all the time.

woodcutter's avatar

After 4 days? that’s gonna be a big pile of shit

ucme's avatar

A gentleman never discusses his ablutions in a public forum, now fuckoff coz i’m touching cloth here ;¬}

dreamwolf's avatar

2 times a day

flutherother's avatar

Once a day and it has been that way since I was toilet trained.

FutureMemory's avatar

Once a day.

I have a strong dislike for the act. I would be very unhappy if I had to go 2–3 times a day like some of you do.

LuckyGuy's avatar

Once a day – after breakfast and before my shower! Thanks for asking.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

Every four days? HOLY SHIT! The pain, boss, the pain!

Every day, sometimes twice a day.

OpryLeigh's avatar

I try to go every day but often it’s every other day. When I was on holiday last year I couldn’t go for six days!

@AstroChuck “plus the occassional shart”. Whilst I hate to use internet speak, I lol’d!

tedibear's avatar

Wow… four days? I can’t even begin to imagine! Typically twice a day, sometimes more if I have something really greasy.

FutureMemory's avatar

I almost wonder if you misheard the doctor? No way a medical professional would claim once every 4 days is the norm. It’s simply not the case. What an idiot he is.

HungryGuy's avatar

Once a day. Sometimes twice a day. Stress makes me go more often, so I usually poop more than once a day during the workweek, but once a day or less during weekends.

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