How often do you poop?
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WholeFoods4Lyfe
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TMI question I realize.
I have a Hx of IBS so I have a tracker on my phone to track my BMs. Since switching to LCHF, I only go every 3rd day typically, and then I'll go like 3-4 times that day, and then won't go again for 2-3 days.
I'm not worried or anything, this just seems to me MY new normal. I'm just wondering if this is typical for this WOE or if I'm just a special snowflake
I have a Hx of IBS so I have a tracker on my phone to track my BMs. Since switching to LCHF, I only go every 3rd day typically, and then I'll go like 3-4 times that day, and then won't go again for 2-3 days.
I'm not worried or anything, this just seems to me MY new normal. I'm just wondering if this is typical for this WOE or if I'm just a special snowflake
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I didn't go at all for NINE days (everyone told me to take Miralax but I didn't feel bloated or bad so I kept feeding my body good food and let it work itself out) and then three days in a row (and twice in one day). I'm very irregular but unless I feel bad, I let my body do what it wants0
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I go about every other day. Depends on what I eat....0
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My husband poops all the time. He also always has very stinky gas. Sometimes we can't even make it home from a restaurant without him writhing in pain because he has to poop so bad. That just sounds horrible to me, I'd rather only go every few days. I have no discomfort, no gas to speak of. Of course, his way is normal to him so nothing I tell him will sway him to change his WOE.0
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Now that I think about it, I'm not very gassy anymore either...now my husband like you mentioned is awful!1
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With magnesium? Every morning. 0
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I take mag twice a day as recommended by my doc and I go at least once a day if not twice. It's not a lot and I am not nearly as uncomfortable as I used to be now that I think of it.0
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"Normal" is one BM per meal, roughly 24 hours after, so typically, three times a day. Read this book:
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, by Mary Roach
http://www.maryroach.net/gulp.html
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1-2X/day typically. I also supplement with magnesium citrate so I think that's definitely part of it.0
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dont take any supplements and atleast once a day0
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Every one or two days, sometimes skips a day, sometimes twice in a day. I don't really keep track anymore. Before LCHF 3x a day.0
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When I started keto 6 months ago - I had a very predictable normal 2 per day - first thing in the morning and 11am. Then I started getting hit with intermittent constipation [never had that problem before]. In the last 2 months, I'm down to once a day 48% of the time [twice a day the other 48% and zero sometimes], and the time of day is more random. I'm not happy with the change and take magnesium citrate, lost of psylium and salt to help. On the good side - no gas, and nasty stuff any more.1
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With 400 mg magnesium citrate at night, and Bididobacterium infantis probiotic twice a day: every morning. This is a huge improvement. I had an issue long before I started keto, and, honestly, it's impossible to tell if keto made it worse.0
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michelle172415 wrote: »TMI question I realize.
I have a Hx of IBS so I have a tracker on my phone to track my BMs. Since switching to LCHF, I only go every 3rd day typically, and then I'll go like 3-4 times that day, and then won't go again for 2-3 days.
I'm not worried or anything, this just seems to me MY new normal. I'm just wondering if this is typical for this WOE or if I'm just a special snowflake
@michelle172415 after 40 years of serious IBS how often was all over the board for the first 90 days and it was 180 days after starting LCHF before it was more or less daily.
Now 1.5 years out it is typically one or twice daily but nearly every time when my weight ticks up a few pounds for a few days going regularly there is a build up that works it way out in a big way from time to time.
The IBS has been gone for a year now but movements still have a mind of their own but unlike for 40 years my brain can tell them not now and they will not ask again for some time.0 -
When I started keto 6 months ago - I had a very predictable normal 2 per day - first thing in the morning and 11am. Then I started getting hit with intermittent constipation [never had that problem before]. In the last 2 months, I'm down to once a day 48% of the time [twice a day the other 48% and zero sometimes], and the time of day is more random. I'm not happy with the change and take magnesium citrate, lost of psylium and salt to help. On the good side - no gas, and nasty stuff any more.
@Bob314159 Can I ask what your carb limit is, and how much psyllium a day do you take? I take psyllium too and it packs a massive carb punch
OP with the help of magnesium, probiotics and lately psyllium husk powder, I go every day. I need to ensure this, as if i miss more than 2 days I experience terrible pain and vomiting, so adding more carbs (fibre) to combat this, is worth it to me.1 -
I poop whenever I need to. I don't really keep track or count. It's not super frequent. But, it's not multiple days apart either.0
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I aim for 30 carbs - often get to 50. It's hard to get fiber without carbs- an annoying balancing act. I almost never log psyllium - I'm hoping its net carbs are zero. Since I'm not sure - I hesitate to take too much. Take 2 to 4 heaping tablespoons a day. I was taking psyllium for years before going keto.Christine_72 wrote: »@Bob314159 Can I ask what your carb limit is, and how much psyllium a day do you take? I take psyllium too and it packs a massive carb punch
OP with the help of magnesium, probiotics and lately psyllium husk powder, I go every day. I need to ensure this, as if i miss more than 2 days I experience terrible pain and vomiting, so adding more carbs (fibre) to combat this, is worth it to me.
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I aim for 30 carbs - often get to 50. It's hard to get fiber without carbs- an annoying balancing act. I almost never log psyllium - I'm hoping its net carbs are zero. Since I'm not sure - I hesitate to take too much. Take 2 to 4 heaping tablespoons a day. I was taking psyllium for years before going keto.Christine_72 wrote: »@Bob314159 Can I ask what your carb limit is, and how much psyllium a day do you take? I take psyllium too and it packs a massive carb punch
OP with the help of magnesium, probiotics and lately psyllium husk powder, I go every day. I need to ensure this, as if i miss more than 2 days I experience terrible pain and vomiting, so adding more carbs (fibre) to combat this, is worth it to me.
Yep it does has have zero net carbs. 20g has 18g carbs and 18g Fibre. Do we digest all of those calories and carbs, i wonder??0 -
It used to be pretty consistently once a day. Then a couple years ago I started an MS med that messed with my GI system and I started going a few times a day. Now it seems like I'm back to once a day for the most part (after starting LCHF).0
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On Metformin:
With Imodium - nothing special.
Straight - 1x daily (23 hours, uninterrupted). Priceless!0 -
You're supposed to poop 1-2 times a day. If not, its not good for your digestive system/health.
If you want to hear the scoop on the poop, listen to the 18 minute presentation, Milissa Ramos, the "Poop Whisperer" on TedMed Talks:
The answer to your health is in your poop | Melissa Ramos | TEDxDistilleryDistrictWomen
She is so funny, but yet super informative. She has diagrams, of several types of poops, like "pencil thin" poop, "rabbit" poop, "loose" poop, "healthy" poop, color, sinkers vs. floaters, etc. She talks about probiotics, low fat diets=bad, stress, magnesium, sugar, etc. and how it results in constipation/diarrhea, squatty potty, etc.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
P.S. If your not pooping everyday, you should look into homemade fermented foods like pickles, sauerkraut, and many others. Go to youtube and look for; "How to make fermented".
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