WHEN you’re struggling to go for a number two life can get seriously uncomfortable. Research by PrecisionBiotics has found that only two in five adults enjoy regular and pain-free bowel movements , dropping to just over a third for women. Plus, the same research has found that 11 per cent of adults poo just once or twice a week and four per cent per cent poo less than once a week.
A separate study, published earlier this year, found the number of times you go each week can predict how well you might be in the future. Everyone’s system is a little different, and according to experts, regularity is what you need. But the ideal amount - or the ' Goldilocks Zone ' as the researchers from the Institute for Systems Biology call it - is at least once a day.
Read more on poo Dr Emily Leeming is a microbiome scientist, registered dietitian and author of ‘Genius Gut: The Life-Changing Science of Eating for Your Second Brain’. She says that three times a day to three times a week is deemed as 'normal' however, if you haven't done a poo at least three times in the past week or are pooping less often than usual, you may be constipated . “Other signs of constipation include poos that are very large or small, hard, dry, or lumpy," she explains.
"You might also be straining or in pain when you go or feel like you haven’t fully emptied your bowels. Most read in Health "These symptoms mean your digestion might need a bit of help to get back to normal.” Emily adds that your stools.
