How often should I be having a bowel movement for optimal health? What does it mean to be regular?
If you are having less than one bowel movement a day, your digestive system may not be at its optimal health. Detoxifying and cleansing your system can help promote daily, regular, easy, well-formed, healthy bowel movements. Holistic practitioners believe that under normal physiological condition, every time you eat a full meal, the new bolus of food in your intestine will stimulate a bowel movement shortly after the meal to eliminate fecal matter. That means you should be having 2 to 3 bowel movements everyday for optimal health. If you are having less than one healthy bowel movement a day, you may not be considered regular. Regularity means 1 to 3 bowel movements per day, preferably at the same time everyday.
