Question Time: The Scoop on Poop

Spending the past two weekends on the road, I got asked a lot of questions, and in some cases, I’m asked the same questions several times. This week, I’m selecting the top three questions and answering them for everyone. Let's begin with this question: how many bowel movements per day are normal?

The question came from people who were concerned they’re eliminating too many times or not enough. I know some television doctors and websites talk endlessly about bowel movements; not to be indelicate, they talk on and on about frequency, color, floating or not, and . . .

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