How many bowel movements per day is normal?
According to the study, one to two bowel movements (BMs) per day was linked to the best overall health, while chronic constipation (two or fewer BMs a week) was associated with decreased kidney function. That’s because a sluggish digestive tract forces bacteria to ferment protein lining the gut—rather than feast on fiber—which releases toxic compounds that can affect kidney health.
How often do you poop?
Having regular bowel movements, however, is important for far more than our gut health, reveals Anish A. Sheth, MD, chief of gastroenterology at Penn Medicine, Princeton Medical Center and author of What’s Your Poop Telling You? “Energy, appetite, mood, anxiety, depression and sleep quality are all linked to [regular bowel movements].” The good news is that despite what the study may imply, there’s no one-size-fits all rule when it comes to an ideal “poop schedule”: “Three times per day up to once every three days is considered normal,” he says.
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