How many bowel movements a day is normal?

It is common for people nowadays to have abnormal bowel movements due to various reasons, such as stress, lack of exercise, irregular diet, etc. Bowel movements are necessary for the body. If these food residues are not discharged in time, it will be harmful to the body. So, how many times a day is normal for people to have bowel movements? And what can be done to improve constipation? Let’s talk about these issues today.

Foods and methods that help defecation:

1. Increase the fiber intake in your diet; don’t make your staple food too refined, eat some coarse grains

2. Eat a certain amount of vegetables and fruits every day. Eat more celery, walnut kernels, ripe bananas, walnuts, grapefruit, apples, grapefruit, brown rice, carrots, sweet potatoes, etc.

3. You can drink tea in moderation, or make some Chinese herbal medicine as tea for conditioning and health care.

4. Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day, especially when eating high-fiber foods, you should pay more attention to drinking water.

5. Drink a glass of light salt water or honey water on an empty stomach in the morning while massaging your abdomen or turning your waist to allow the water to vibrate in the stomach and intestines to enhance the laxative effect.

6. Add food bran, wheat bran, etc. every day to expand the volume of stool, promote intestinal peristalsis and reduce the occurrence of constipation.

7. Massage your abdomen every night before going to bed to develop a habit of regular bowel movements.

8. Increase the supply of B vitamin foods, and try to choose natural, unprocessed foods, such as whole grains, beans, yeast, etc., to enhance intestinal tension.

9. Avoid stimulating foods: Do not consume stimulating foods such as alcohol, strong tea, coffee, chili, curry, etc.

Gastroenterologists believe that it is normal for people to have bowel movements from three times a day to three times a week, as long as the stool is not too soft or too hard. That is to say, regular bowel movements do not mean that you should have bowel movements every day, but rather maintain a stable and consistent habit from beginning to end. Only sudden changes in bowel movement frequency should be cause for concern.

The above introduces to you that it is normal to defecate less than 3 times a day. As long as you have a certain bowel habit, it is normal as long as you maintain it. Then, you are also introduced to some foods and some small methods that help with bowel movements. These should be helpful for people who have difficulty with defecation. It is good for the body to excrete waste in time.