What the hell is a "bowel habit"?
Quite simply, how often and how well folks poop. A healthy bowel habit is considered to be one soft, well-formed stool at least once every 2-3 days, and preferably daily or twice daily. Folks who poop thusly have MUCH lower incidence of bowel problems including diverticular disease, immune-mediated bowel disease, and colorectal CA.
Cause of bad bowel habit is almost always lousy diet with inadequate intake of fiber and water, although heredity does play some role. [/quote][/quote]Way, way to much information
