#346 - Dr. Carmen Fong: Constipation Nation, The One Poop Commandment, Supporting Bowel Movements, Gender Toilet Habits, Using Laxatives, Magnesium Types, The Role Of Fiber, Carnivore Diets, Colonics & Colonoscopies, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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0:00.0	If you don't have a proper gut microbiome at baseline, you're not going to poop if you're a carnivore,
0:08.6	you're not going to poop if you're an omnivore. After seeing like, you know, about 50% of my practice
0:14.0	of people coming in with like, hey doc, I have hemorrhoids, hey doc, I have bleeding in the butt,
0:18.9	I have pain in the butt, like what's going on? I realized that I was telling patients like doc, I have bleeding in the butt. I have pain in the butt. Like, what's going on?
0:20.9	I realized that I was telling patients like 20, 30 times a day that this is, you know, possibly
0:27.9	because of your bowel movements. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we
0:36.5	meet the world's top experts to explore the
0:39.1	secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your
0:45.0	existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing
0:51.5	medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.3	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. So friends, are you ready to join me?
1:01.3	Let's do this. Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Oh my goodness, friends, words cannot describe
1:13.0	how satisfying and how much I enjoyed this conversation today with Dr. Carmen Fong.
1:18.1	If you at all have ever even remotely struggled with your bowel movements, and yes, 30% of you
1:24.1	do have constipation, you have got to check out her book, Constipation Nation,
1:29.0	ASAP. And even if you don't struggle with constipation, I'm so jealous, you will learn so much in
1:35.1	today's episode. I talk all about how your colon works and how to keep things moving and
1:40.3	flowing in the most healthy way possible. You'll learn the one poop commandment that you
1:45.2	need to be doing, the difference between genders when it comes to toilet habits, how you should be
1:50.6	using the toilet, the role of laxatives and what they do, how much of them you can take and can you
1:56.0	be on them long term, the role of fiber in our diet, and can you go on a low or even no fiber diet, the vast
2:02.7	importance of the gut microbiome, what you need to know about hemorrhoids, the role of
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