thought i was the only one, i have to plan my day around my bowels... it feels like that sublime song but... i poop two times in the morning, i poop two times at night, i poop two time before i poop two times then i feel alright. i have even found that i will have to do a preimptive poop before we leave the house sometimes. no matter what i eat, how i change my diet, this doesnt stop... some days its worse, some days i only go twice.
Well it sounds quite common, after reading these answers and comments. I seem to have to poop after every meal but don't have diarrhea, but normal stool, no bloating, pain, gas only air ( ingested) because I have a underdeveloped sphincter on my esophagus which as I have gotten older is more pronounced and it has increased air ingestion and acid reflux. For the reflux, I am taking a drug called Losec (Omeraprazole) twice daily ( Prescription for Canada, over the counter in USA)which is excellent and has helped me cope with this defective sphincter problem.
I do poop several times a day and have been a frequent pooper all my life. I would poop at least three to four times a day, but now being in my early fifties, I seem to poop more often but it also depends on the amount of high fiber foods you eat such as fruit of all kinds as well as Bran Buds ( highest fiber cereal out there).
So far it hasn't seemed to bother me but one thing I do as a part of hygiene is to use wet bumb wipes ( Cashmere sold at WalMart or other products) which are hypoallergenic, otherwise I start to get irritated by the perfumes and additives .
I just thought I would share some of my poop with all of you.
That's bs and doctors are stupid. My son was diagnosed w is and we found he was gluten intolerant.