Pooping frequency is linked with overall health, finds study

A new study conducted by scientists in Seattle suggests that the bowel movement frequency is linked to the long-term health of humans.

The research, which was conducted by Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), revealed that the popping routine of individuals can have an effect on their long-term health.

The scientists found that an optimal pooping frequency appeared to be one to two times a day.

The study suggested that for a better pooping frequency, certain factors are associated with it like consuming more vegetables and fruits.

The ISB research was conducted on 1,400 healthy adults whose clinical, lifestyle, and multi-omic data was examined.

The study suggested that the frequency of an individual’s poop can have an influence on one’s health physiology. The study by ISB was published in a journal Cell Reports Medicine.

Johannes Johnson-Martinez, the lead author of the research, said “Prior research has shown how bowel movement frequency can have a big impact on gut ecosystem function,” as quoted by the ISB Science.

“Specifically, if stool sticks around too long in the gut, microbes use up all of the available dietary fiber, which they ferment into beneficial short-chain fatty acids,” Martinez further added.

The research team had categorized the bowel movement into four different categories. Constipation (one or two bowel movements per week), low-normal (between three and six bowel movements per week), high-normal (between one and three bowel movements per day), and diarrhea.

The researchers also found that even in people who were completely healthy, timing for poop appeared to be significant.

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