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The nutrient deficiency that may cause occasional constipation.

Alright, daily bowel movements are a clear sign of healthy digestion and a finely tuned

body.

In fact, the shape and consistency of your poop can tell you a lot about your health.

So how often should you be going?

Well, in general, we have a fascinating reflex in our body called the gastrocholic reflex.

That basically says that when food enters your stomach, you're actually stimulated to

have peristalsus.

That's that fancy word that your balls begin to rhythmically contract to push food along

your GI tract.

And when food enters your stomach, that rhythmic contraction, the peristalsus, eventually reaches

your colon and rectum, and your rectum gets the urge to contract and you have a bowel

movement.

So, normally most people have at least one bowel movement a day.

It is not unusual or abnormal to have two or three bowel movements a day, usually accompanying

when you eat.

On the other hand, if you don't go at least once a day or you're going more than three

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