Cool Facts | What determines the thickness of poop?

Appendix: 1. What is a healthy bowel movement?

When you feel the urge to defecate, the feeling should be gentle and natural. If you feel very urgent, something is definitely not right. During the bowel movement, it should be relaxing, painless, and without discomfort. If every time you have a bowel movement, it feels like you are giving birth, then that is also not normal. After the bowel movement, you should feel that everything is over. If there is still a feeling of "not enough", it also means that digestive function needs to be improved.

2. When defecating, remember not to use excessive force.

Blindly and continuously exerting force will increase unnecessary burden and local bruises on the rectal anus and pelvic floor muscles, leading to the occurrence and development of anal fissures. Some people may say, hey, Director, what if I can't defecate without exerting force? ! Then we must start prevention before defecation. Develop regular bowel habits, don't play with your phone while defecating, control the time of each bowel movement to about 5 minutes, eat more fruits and vegetables, eat cheese and yogurt appropriately, and supplement intestinal probiotics, so that you can have a healthy intestine.