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Normal Regular Bowel Movement Facts

Having a healthy and regular bowel movement is extremely important for our body health. As the saying goes, "What goes in must come out" We absorb the nutrition that we need from the food we consume and expel the unneeded and waste product through urinating and bowel movements.

Having a regular bowel movement to remove the waste from our body is a vital procedure. If the waste is stored and accumulated, there is a chance for us to poison ourselves, through the leakage of the storage of the waste products.

What is a Normal Regular Bowel Movement?

There is no scientific definition and limit for a regular and normal bowel movement. Generally most people assume that having normal bowel movement is passing stools once a day. However, not all have the same frequency. Some people can visit the toilet up to 3 times a day, while for others, they visit the loo every 3 days once to pass motion.

As long as you have your regular cycle to pass your stools, be it 3 days once, or 3 times a day, you are considering healthy. Anything more than 3 times a day with watery stools could be a diarrhea, while any longer than 3 days once is considered constipation.

However, if your bowel movement frequency changes and does not revert back to your usual cycle, take note of the color of the stools. A sudden permanent change in motion passing rate accompanied by changed of color of your stools should warrant special attentions. It might indicate infections or problems with your intestines.

On top of the rate of passing stools, you should have no problems passing motion when the urge arrived. Although occasionally, you might have problems squeezing out your bowels, it should not be frequent. Passing a normal and healthy bowel should be a painless event.

Color of your Stools

A normal bowel movement should be brown or bright brown in color. If your stools are bloody, do not hesitate to visit the doctor. Blood in your stools are never normal. Usually it might indicates more serious health conditions such as infection or cancer. Alternatively, if you constantly have different color bowels, such as black, red, greenish, or any color other than brown, visit a physician too.