2023-07-13 16:10:28
The body is designed to receive food, breaking it down into what is useful and what is not useful, which is expelled following passing through the digestive tract, either in urine or feces.
Both functions are essential for the good health of the organism, since in order to function it needs vitamins, minerals, fats (lipids), proteins and other compounds that the body stores, distributes and uses when carrying out the different activities that must be done in a common day or perhaps a long day.
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But eliminating not only toxins, but also everything that no longer serves the body is essential, because if they are stored inside it and do not come out, but stay, they can cause serious health problems, generating diseases and alterations. in the proper development and functioning of the body.
Medline Plus explains that feces (poop or stool) “is made of what’s left following the digestive system (stomach, small intestine, and colon) absorbs nutrients and fluids from what you ate and drank.”
And it is that this is important since, if it does not leave the body, what does not serve it can cause some pain in the digestive system. When the stool does not come out, this is called constipation.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, they indicate that this condition occurs “when the stool is less frequent, painful or dry and difficult to evacuate. Constipation begins when the body absorbs more water or signals food to move more slowly through the intestines. These are some of the symptoms:
Being exposed to stressful situations causes diseases of the digestive system such as irritable colon, gastritis and ulcers; as well as those related to the reproductive system, even reaching the sudden interruption of the menstrual period. Photo: Pantherstock | Photo: Pantherstock
Inflammation in the abdomen.
Thus, the question may arise regarding how many times should you go to the bathroom to have a bowel movement?
Given this, CNN records the statements of the doctor, Folasade May, who is a gastroenterologist and associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles.
The gastroenterologist stated that she has received patients who do not pass stools every day, regarding which she states: “I have to remind people that there is really no fixed or normal number of bowel movements.”
For his part, Dr. Michael Camilleri, consultant and professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, according to the same media outlet, assures that “most people defecate between three times a day and three times a week. Any measurement within that range, we consider normal.
In the same way, they recorded on CNN that for the doctor “Trisha Pasricha, gastroenterologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, “there are several factors that can influence the frequency with which we defecate, such as the diet, hydration, stress, age, medication use and social circumstances”.
Some people go to the bathroom 3 times and that is considered normal. | Photo: Dazeley
Likewise, experts recommend regularly consuming a group of foods that are as healthy for the body as fruits are. Among them is the grenadilla.
Passion fruit is rich in vitamin A, so it is good for eye health and constipation. | Photo: Getty
“This superfruit not only soothes your throat, it also protects your digestive system. Passion fruit can help you prevent constipation, gastritis discomfort and heartburn. In addition, if you consume it with its seeds, it provides your body with a high content of fiber, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, proteins, and carbohydrates,” says the digital platform Y tú qué Planes.
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