Bowel Movement From Beginning to End
The matter that is in your bowels is not unlike a barometer that hangs on the wall in your home. Well, that may render an obscene image in your mind’s eye so let me explain.
What comes out of you is an indicator of what is going on inside of your body. I want to discuss in detail many of the questions that people ask and are too shy or reserved to discuss openly. Let us examine what comes out of your digestive system so you can know what is going on inside your body.
Feces, crap, stools, shit, poop, manure, BM, #2, dung, droppings, and bowel contents are all the same thing. So if you wonder what a bowel movement refers to it simply means that feces are leaving the body.
Why does the stool float when I have a bowel movement?
A stool that floats is either mostly fiber that is full of trapped air or it is full of undigested fats. An indicator that it is fat making the stool float is a slick, shiny coated appearance.
This proves that the fats you ate were not completely digested. This could be due to eating too much at one time for your digestive power; eating fats with something that prevented their emulsification such as fruit or starch; having a congested liver that does not produce and adequate supply of bile; having bile that is full of fat so it is ineffective as a dissolving agent.
More often than not, in today’s world, if your stool floats you are eating too much fat in your diet. If you eat a lot of fiber this too would cause it to float so you kind of need to know what you ate to determine why it is a floating bowel movement.
Why is my stool hard when I have a bowel movement?
A stool that is very compact or hard indicates that not enough water is being drunk. Also it can mean that the transit time is too long and you should consider altering your diet to make the feces pass through your system faster.
A sure fire way to help out a bowel movement is to start drinking more water. When you are dehydrated it is more difficult to have a strain free bowel movement. A good healthy poop should be like toothpaste.
If you strain or have really solid poops then you need to adjust your diet. What you should do is increase the amount of fiber in the daily diet by eating foods like:
- Whole grain breads and cereals
- Fresh raw fruits with skins and seeds
- Fresh raw vegetables
- Fruit juices
- Dates, apricots, raisins,prunes, prune juice, nuts
Why is my stool skinny (thin or narrow) when I have a bowel movement?
A thin bowel movement or a narrow bowel movement is not really a bad thing. What it may mean is that you have a very healthy transit time from mouth to toilet. The less time a bowel movement remains in your body the thinner the bowel movement will be, in the end.
Why is my stool so thick when I have a bowel movement?
A thick stool during a bowel movement can be very painful. When your poop becomes too thick it can cause you to strain and have to really force yourself to poop
While every human body varies you should have a bowel movement everyday and it should not be so thick that it hurts upon exiting your body. Happening every now and then is not a bad thing but if it is a battle at the bowl too often you should think about adjusting your diet.
How many bowel movements should I have in a day?
This answer is not the easiest one to state. In general terms if you are consuming 2,000 to 3,000 calories everyday you should have a bowel movement two times a day.
As suggested, every human is different and you need to examine your habits in such a way that only you would be acquainted with knowing. It may be normal for you to have a bowel movement once daily.
If it is any less than that you should really consider adjusting your diet to help make your bowel movements easier and actually more enjoyable. What is more important than how many bowel movements you have in a day is the transit time for the bowel movement to be accomplished?