# How often do you poop? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 8, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880 "2025-08-08T22:13:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/21 "2025-08-10T13:13:34Z")
Which suggests an explanation for the difference. Someone who goes 3-4 times a day has never been full of shit (somebody had to say it, why not me?). Someone who goes twice a week deposits a great monstrous python of a shit and immediately feels all their innards rearranging within the newly found space. That’s a very pleasant relief akin to sitting down after too long having to stand. Ahhh! Depending on which sort of pooper you are, you’ll either often, or never, experience that relief. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/22 "2025-08-10T15:09:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Someone who goes twice a week deposits a great monstrous python of a shit and immediately feels all their innards rearranging within the newly found space. That’s a very pleasant relief akin to sitting down after too long having to stand. Ahhh! > > Depending on which sort of pooper you are, you’ll either often, or never, experience that relief. Oh, but I disagree. My morning BM is when I first wake up. I’m expelling last night’s fare. But by noon I had a glass of Metamucil and a banana with breakfast, and a sweat potato, apple, and V8 with lunch (I eat the same thing every day) - that’s a lot of fiber. So poo #2 has some bulk. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/23 "2025-08-10T18:22:26Z")
I typically purge myself of my natural excrements several times a day, I’d say about 4 is the average. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Too much. I’m actually trying to find out right now why diarrhea strikes me right after I eat. I’m super bored with this shit (ha!), but in memory of @Maggie_the_Ocelot I persevere. Honestly, I have a similar problem, and I haven’t been to the doctor to attempt to figure out why. I don’t know if I have some condition, but I suspect it may have something to do with: 1) irregular eating times; 2) bad nerves. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/24 "2025-08-10T19:15:43Z")
If I had to shit 4 times a day with no reasonable explanation, I’d definitely be talking to my doctor. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/25 "2025-08-10T22:00:26Z")
I have to poop many times a day. I’d say 10 on average. And I have basically all my adult life. I’ve talked to many doctors many times. They never have any idea what’s going on. In fact I just had another colonoscopy last week. Nothing was found. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/26 "2025-08-10T22:13:20Z")
Wow. That’s nearly disabling. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/27 "2025-08-10T22:14:21Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Nothing was found. Of course they found nothing. You’re pooping it all out! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/28 "2025-08-10T22:47:58Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I have to poop many times a day. I’d say 10 on average. I think it’s safe to call you an outlier. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/29 "2025-08-11T02:36:01Z")
> [@Orville\_mogul](#): > > Golden Girls? Nope, it an old joke, probably older than that show. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/30 "2025-08-11T05:00:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > That’s a very pleasant relief akin to sitting down after too long having to stand. Ahhh! Sometimes I’ll just stand back and admire the results for a moment. “I made that.” Like giving birth. Best when it’s Type 3.5 on the Bristol Stool Chart. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/31 "2025-08-11T05:56:47Z")
My 8yo grandson likes to admire his productions too. And brag. 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/32 "2025-08-11T05:57:40Z")
A foot-long is no mean feat. Anyone should be proud. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/33 "2025-08-12T04:39:13Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > They never have any idea what’s going on. Normally a sign of obstruction. But: The baby book we had said something like: “Don’t worry about how often it poops. Some kids poop all the time. Some kids don’t. If your baby poops more often than weekly, that’s normal” ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/34 "2025-08-12T07:23:28Z")
The difference between when you have a good one, and your ass slams shut again, and one where the turd breaks off with its head still up the pipe, is like the difference between night and day. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/35 "2025-08-12T12:21:30Z")
When I’m regular, it’s once a day, in the morning. But I’m not usually regular. Anything between a few times a week and a few times a day. I’m probably not going to answer the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/36 "2025-08-12T13:37:06Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > I regularly need to poop within (a) one hour of having coffee or (b) half an hour of entering a bookstore. > > The frequency per day depends on the frequency of the above activities. I _usually_ have coffee once per day and do not enter a bookstore. Ergo… You’re supposed to _read_ the books, not _consume_ the books. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/37 "2025-08-12T13:38:31Z")
I marked once a day in the survey because that’s closest. I eat what I want, so high-fiber isn’t a daily routine. That said, I am one of those specimens that drinks coffee and then needs to have my (usually) daily poop. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/38 "2025-08-13T16:26:36Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Best when it’s Type 3.5 on the Bristol Stool Chart. Adding this to my list of “Things Never to Google”. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/39 "2025-08-13T16:42:30Z")
Yeah, I went to Google that as well. Didn’t look very long. Bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880/40 "2025-08-13T16:47:11Z")
I find it better to start most inquiries at wiki, not Google. That way I get human-curated results, not AI / algorithm curated results. Here you go: > **[Bristol stool scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale)** > > This is an accepted version of this page > > > > The Bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. It is used in both clinical and experimental fields. You’re welcome. 😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-poop/1021880.md?page=3)