I spend longer than I should. I'm bed-bound so by the time I'm lifting on, my wife, also disabled, is to shattered to lift me off. She just holds me there until she's ready to lift me back into bed, otherwise I fall off. Sometimes I go numb with sitting so long.
1. Water 2. 30 gm fiber a day 3. Probiotics 4. Try pooping only when you feel it going out 5. Dont hold poop 6. Chew sugar free gum 7. Poop in squat position 8. Excercise
@@Mossad901You won't feed your gut flora, which are the prebiotics vital for healthy gut bacteria. Your gut bacteria can't build the short-chain fatty acids that can help prevent colon cancer. You might not have healthy, adequate bowel movements, since fiber adds bulk to your stool
I actually researched this many years ago as I was always very very constipated ( doctors kept telling me I had IBS) and noticed people in countries like Africa, Middle East and India didn't seam to have this issue. Some random programme on the TV the once asked how they went to the toilet and it was explained. So I made a small stool ( this is before the sale of them now) to put my feet on when dropping the kids off and it worked to a degree. Now years later I discovered there was a medical reason for my issue too which is a rare situation as I had a Fetus in Fetu attached to the lining of my bowel with it's own blood supply ( I looked pregnant). It had grown so big it was pressing on my intestines and causing the slow movement but it's final reason for removal was at the age of 35 years old it had twisted on itself which became a medical emergency. That was 15 years ago now, I still use the stool and no further issues. On rare occasions when I drink caffeine though without too much info it becomes a race to the toilet🤣🤣🤣!
hm well ya had something that happen to exist that was its own little shitting problem (it is intended) that loved to make shitting a problem. thinkfully it was removed.
While squatting does help a bit, the main reason British people have such trouble with their bowels is their horrendous diet. Most western countries have the same kinds of toilets and we don't routinely have this problem.
I am not sure why the squatty stool didn't help the process of number two for me and taking psyllium husk actually made me harder to go. I take laxative every other day, I found it better than get stressed out for not being able to go. I drink lots of water, work out regularly and eat veggies daily but still can not go number two daily.
Another great video Dr Karen, it as chock full of info, (after a colonoscopy on Friday I’m finding it hard not add in many disgusting poo jokes). I can attest as someone with stage 4 pancan and now Ischemia, noone should ever underestimate a good poo. I am only 41 and have no reason why this has happened to me, I leave all the young doctors I meet shit-scared and old ones shaking there heads remembering that life’s a b***. You did miss one tip though. Moving helps a movement. I’m off now to go for a 2am jog around Hospital to try and bring up some fancy kombucha burps, the sort I used to pay my middle class milkman for, before I got so lucky. Anyway keep up the good work, and I mean that, the videos brilliant on every level, they make me laugh out loud and I have never seen anyone surpass your level of vocab on the trouser snake.
I'm watching this because I was severely constipated and crying on the toilet so I had to do research, the last one, evaluating my feet helped a ton. Also so you have any tips for people who are lactose intolerance like me and that causes constipation I need tips
My friend who is lactose intolerant uses lactaid. It’s an over-the-counter medicine like Benadryl or Tylenol. Sometime she even takes more than one pill at a time. I hope it gets better!
@@DrKaran im actually genuinely curious to hear a Drs opinion on vaping. Or even bad habits in general. How much bad habits is too much? Can i drink a few times a week, maybe drugs a couple times a year, and live a normal life?
When I was hospitalized for complications from foot injury, and I was completely non-weight bearing, the wanted to put that elevated seat on the toilet, because I'm really tall. I told them no way, it's difficult to poop when your feet are dangling. I told the nurses the best way to have a BM is to get your knees a little above your hips... I said, "You know, the squatty potty position." They all looked at me as though I was insane! One, only ONE, understood. I guess that's not taught in nursing school 🤷🏼♀️
I'd be willing to bet there are quite a few doctors that don't even know this. I'm almost 50 and just learned that a woman's fertilized egg can end up completely outside of the female reproductive organs and basically float around and attach to any organ in the abdominal cavity. I've even went through pregnancy and birth and never once did they talk about this in the birthing classes. Who knows, maybe I got up to use the restroom during that part of the presentation lol
I've been constipated all my life. The longest I went without going to the toilet was 45 days. It's just awful. I eat apples, blueberries and prunes every day, and they don't help. The only thing that has helped me being regular is taking iron supplements. While they usually cause constipation, they have the opposite effect on me.
Strangely my family discussed this a few years ago. It turns out my dad, my sister and I only have bowel movements every 2 - 4 days. We are not sure why it figure it is genetic somehow. On the plus side it only takes us a minute or to to go.
I'm opposite, I have to lean back to poop. Squatting makes it harder for me. But I do have IBS, scoliosis, and 3 herniated lumbar, sacral vertebrae. I've tried friend's squatting stools and it just makes the poop suck back in. Mostly I have diarrhoea, so I rarely need to "push".
Ahhh...must be nice to have a normal digestive system 😅 In all my 33 years of struggles with IBD, I go about 10 to 15 times a day thanks to my gut and have never had to deal with constipation ever, not even after any of my multiple surgeries in life. I avoid coffee and sometimes deal with dumping of my food where it goes right through me....literally. So if you can get a healthy gut, go for it because as he said, us people that deal with health issues that effect our digestive system and bowels....well we suffer 😂
I hear you. I have epi as my pancreas is slightly scarred. Doesn't make enough digestive enzymes and can't break food down. Fats especially even with digestive enzymes. Damn horrible and a chronic condition. Damn, gone are the days of a good poop😅 we're all in this together and best of luck with managing and coping with it 🍀
@@adamlansdowne2985 I've been dealing with this ever since I was a kid. At the moment my doctor has me on a low residue type diet. I am actually going to be seeing a different GI doctor since my last one often blew me off. He kept wanting me to increase my fiber, but when I tried, it made my symptoms far worse. I'm hoping that this new doctor will put me back on Pentasa, which really helped with my symptoms. For now, I deal with using the restroom anywhere from 10 or more times a day and it's often very loose. I've learned to just deal with it while trying to find the best doctor that fits well with me ^^
Sorry too hear Bud, I have IBD too but I don’t have too go that often 💩. Just once or twice is my stool “ rhythm “ 😂 but for what is worth; please remember that every person with IBD has different set off symptoms that come with the disease. Like e.g. some have go too the toilet often, some don’t. Don’t throw all of us IBD people into the same camp of symptoms alright? thanks mate and take care, cheers! 😊
high fiber cereals and oatmeal put me in a lot of pain so I avoid them. I do eat other kinds of fiber though. When I feel like a gotta go , but can't I go for a walk. it seems to help.
Hearing that sugar free gum can help you go is really ironic to me because after a whole pack of sugar free gum i started to develop issues with pooing and stomach problems, i still have it to this day (more than a year now) and nobody has any idea what i have, I'm on a waiting list to see a gastrointestinal specialist so fingers crossed 🤞
I'm from India. People don't only feel pressure after coffee, but also after smoking or tea or a bite of meal or chewing mouth freshner, or even starting a video game in the morning, depending on the person's daily habit. I'd like to say it's psychological.
All of the things you've mentioned actually promote gut motility, so it's not psychological at all. Eating triggers gastrocolic reflex, chewing increases gastric motility and nicotine like many other stimulants affects bowel movements.
The main reason I'm dropping my loads at home is because I can't get no privacy unless the door locks usually however, even when the door does lock I end up having to deal with constant disturbances Like the dreaded knock on the door, giggle of the Handel or even noises you generally don't wanna hear like if the bathroom you are in has another stall someone dropping a load next to you or that one person who just has to take their important business conversation in the bathroom, I have even had people back in my school days ( traumatizing ) trying to peak over the stall. Other reasons include but are not limited to unsanitary conditions, lack of proper butt wipe or no soap in the dispenser for after. On that note unless it's a poomergency ( I really need to go and fast) my poos are taken at home.
What helps me sometimes HUGELY is when i cant get it out and your on the throne, focus breathing, slowly, though your tummy, it relaxes stuff around the bowels makes it easyer.
TLDR: constipation is indeed a symptom of lactose intolerance, and it is not just the classic diarrhea. I was forced to drink cow's milk growing up in the 90's, I was initially mildly allergic, but were told by medical professionals to keep me drinking it so I would "get used to it". I grew up thinking constipation was normal, and my parents just thought I was not drinking enough water, or any of the other reasons provided in the video, as a kid but nothing worked. A couple years ago after reading a research article about an experiment studying the effects of methane on the digestive system (it slows the process down), I then dug further and found out that methane can come from undigested lactose fermenting in the digestive system, which made me think I probably had lactose intolerance from birth. I then tried almond milk, enjoying the milk alternative options that were not available 15 years ago, for the first time... and that was when I knew how a normal bowel movement should be; painless. I am sharing my story in hopes that I can help anyone who might be in the same shoes as I was.
I didn't know that being lactose intolerant could cause constipation. 😮 That explains my problem. I had it since I was little too. I always thought it gave people the runs.
For the last thing you mentioned, Islam actually suggests people to be in the squatting position when you do the business. That's why toilets on Turkey specificly(i dont know the restof the world) has toilets like that where you need to squat instead of sitting. Also we have taharet tap and you use it to clean the mess on your body. So Islam is really specific about humans being clean. Hope this helps 😊
I use coffee every morning to get me to go. After drinking a hot cup of coffee, all I need to do is wait for a minute and my intestines are stimulated enough that I can just pass everything out so that I no longer have to for the rest of the day.
Hollow Dr. Karan, I am a pre-med student who is having a discussion with a person who is a carnivore heavy dieter. He claims that associative studies I use are false. And that fiber does not help constipation. I would like your assistance in finding and understanding the literature. I understand that you time is valuable. So if everyone could like this to help me out that would be great!
Although Dr. Karan talks a lot of shite he is at the same time telling the truth and facts. That's better than any political figure can do. Dr Karan is the best. He is super Gorgeous handsome too.
I was never able to completely go in one go. Although, I never measured my fiber intake, but now I realise that on a good day I eat about 20g and on a regular day 10g. So that could be my issue. I do drink coffee sometimes when I can't go, it does help. So does running, other physical activity not so much.
I had a hernia surgery last year a gigantic hernia my waist actually went down 3 in to 30 in that's how big it was what I find if I'm sluggish if I wear that abdominal binder that I wore for 2 months after surgery it moves everything along if you know what I mean it's like mechanical parastolises...
I've started eating lots of dates, pitted dates are easier to eat, and since eating dates I've got no more piles and constipation, also increased water intake.
Dr ,I made you laugh with ,you had me at rectum.i was trying to find a place where I could ask a question,I live in Japan and insummer it's hot avg 36 C. Now and again I get a very painful zap on my head as though all the static is running towards one point .any idea what this is? It is not continuous,one or two times a day .regards
Good video - thanks. Dr Karan mentioned water - thats 1-2 litres daily. Also, not really mentioned - exercise - a good half-hour walk can really help ... plus ut helps gravity 😊.
******* Here's a quite important question ******** I'm wondering what you might suggest for my 17 year old daughter. She's had chronic diarrhoea since birth basically. We were told it's toddler diarrhoea and she'd grow out of, but never did. She's had loafs of blood tests and is all clear for anything like celiac. She's been sent over and over again to a dietitian who would always remove things such as dariy, or wheat, etc from her diet but things only improved a very very tiny amount with the removal of gluten so it wasn't worth paying extra money we don't have for specialist food which really changed nothing. No matter how many time we took her back to the consultant nothing better was done and nothing came of making food diaries for a dietitian who soon ran out of ideas. So she's just living with it now, but it's really hard. She's always needed a toilet pass in school and now college so she can just run out of class when needed. She has a lot of anxiety about it as she's super uncomfortable going anywhere she's doesn't know where a toilet is. Some days arnt to bad but she can easily go up to 10 times in a day, though 5-6 can be an average. And ideas would be so much help and she'd be so thankful for your time. Me also xxx
Also she does have quite an OK diet, she likes a lot of different foods so compared to my younger daughter who I can't get fruit and veg down, her food intake is quite varied. X
I've been gluten intolerant for 40 years. You don't need specialist food that costs money. Just eat rice instead (or buckwheat, and sweet potatoes, and squashes...) You don't need fake bread/pasta/cereal.
@@LookingForAnotherPlanet hi Thanks for the reply ☺️ hard to think I wrote that when she was 17. She's 19 now and off at university. Overall ya it's exactly what I do. I just have a problem with wheat so aftervyears of trying to avoid it and hate everything I ate I gave up and just limit what I eat that upsets my insides. She dies now too. She eats more rice or rice noodles. But what her overall intake is like atm I can't really say anymore. I'll give your advice to her. And again thank you 😊
Single life assuming no bowel problems = maximum 2 minutes. Married life, again, assuming no bowel problems= minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour (mobile phone in hand and/or a newspaper to read).
Ahhh. Gonna remember this video for my lifetime and also show this video to my siblings and kids , actually this video was a more detailed and scientific explanation to what my parents used to tell me ,whenever I gone to the school without cleaning it all.
So in summary: 1. Drink plenty of water 2. Eat 30 grams of fiber daily 3. Sleep well And try drinking coffee, chewing sugarless gum and elevating your feet during toilet as hacks.
This video is a year old so im not expecting a reply but i noticed you mentioned IBS and intestinal motility. What about someone like me who has dysmotility of both yhe intestine and esophagus? Ive never been able to have a covdistent time because of my condition amd i pretty much always have to strain so i experience fissures rather often. I use a squatty potty amd drink water but nothing really seems to be consistent
Toilet GOD 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊(3.29)new age GOD 😅😅😢😢 couldn’t help laughing my stomach out didn’t listen what you said later getting back to your video again to complete it
Absolute worst advice for people with (post-infectious) IBS, especially the sugar free gum. If you’re one of those lucky people with actual IBS, please, get a lactulose breath test checking hydrogen gas (H2) and methane (CH4).
Unpopular opinion: Daily fibre intake is more important for long term health than daily protein intake. I consume 50-60g fibre every day, along with 4-5L water.
I have never in my life thought about pooping issues before 3 years ago. It was as natural as peeing, no trouble. Now is another story. Hopefully I'll find what is wrong. Wishing myself to become the incredible poop artist I used to be 😂
Probably not the best comment... But using meth causes you to poo... there's even something I term antici-P-poo.. Which is just the thought that you're about to get/have some meth means you need to go, now... This is probably , because of a number of reasons but I figure it is a combimation of these reasons: you excrete it by the bowel, and it is a diuretic, you're body is gearing up for the long no eat, no sleep, not enough to drink coz u sweated your moisture away, it causes adrenaline... so fight or flight means you need to offload the excess before you run from the lion, and even though coffee, meth, and cigarettes cause a high, NOT having them can make you anxious and when you get back to that "normal" level you feel relaxed... and just when you've gone downstairs and lit up that ciggi. Oh, and if you've been up for a while sometimes hair of the dog relieves that anxiety that stops you from sleeping. Personally I go for a bush walk... it's more rejuvenating than a nap.
Castor oil is supposed to be good, you can buy capsules. I have diverticulosis and fissures from this problem for decades, its a nightmare. (Was tempted to say shit or pain in the arse...)
2:57 here is the problem, if you are eating too much fiber there's no amount of water that can "soak up" that 💩 to help it pass. That's when we start messing with chemicals to help us. We should not be eating it in the first place. Example: when is the last time you saw a lion at the zoo get fed broccoli 🥦. You don't. Each animal has it's own way to digest things. We have gotten to a point where we have no idea what we naturally should be eating. Go back to basics. Eggs butter meat very small veg and fruit. Bread is a survival food that was created for starvation. Rice is also a grain to help from going hungry. The nutrition in these is minimal.
I have gastroparesis , IBS, diverticulitis and hemorrhoids and anal fissures. I really have no idea what to eat anymore .. It's so painful. I'm afraid and tired of colonoscopies. 😢 I fast all day because it feels better not to eat. But when I eat do eat . My stomach cramps really bad. It's so frustrating.
ok first of all humans need both soluble and insoluble fibers for good poop. eating one type won't help much. 2nd of all the fibers wont help much if there arent many types of gut bacteria in ur gut to begin with. when humans eat too much fast food there are less types of gut bacteria. while a person with good poop might have 130types someone might just have 30. its important to eat different kinds of vegetables. laxatives, only random 30gm of fiber, coffee or other procedures isn't permanent solution. im sure u know all these. why didn't you give permanent solution?
Lazymans fix for your poop problems 🤔 too hard ? Avoid coffee that day and eat some prunes, like a fist full of them. Too runny ? Make yourself a chia seeds and oats pudding, about a teaspoon of chia seeds should be fine for now, repeat after the next poop if it's still runny. Also if it's painful you're better off seeking help from a professional. And of course, avoid spicy food if you're not looking for a second hand burn down there 😅
How long do you spend on the toilet?
As long as it takes to win 3 Battles on Pokemon Go 😂. "I wanna be the very best...".
I spend more time in toilets than school hours🙂
15mins
10 minutes
I spend longer than I should. I'm bed-bound so by the time I'm lifting on, my wife, also disabled, is to shattered to lift me off. She just holds me there until she's ready to lift me back into bed, otherwise I fall off. Sometimes I go numb with sitting so long.
1. Water
2. 30 gm fiber a day
3. Probiotics
4. Try pooping only when you feel it going out
5. Dont hold poop
6. Chew sugar free gum
7. Poop in squat position
8. Excercise
Summary hero! Thank you!
No fiber equals no constipation. The only solution to constipation is to remove the cause and that is fiber.
He didn't mention probiotics and exercise
@@Mossad901You won't feed your gut flora, which are the prebiotics vital for healthy gut bacteria. Your gut bacteria can't build the short-chain fatty acids that can help prevent colon cancer. You might not have healthy, adequate bowel movements, since fiber adds bulk to your stool
Yeah but fiber is essential for your belly.@@Mossad901
I actually researched this many years ago as I was always very very constipated ( doctors kept telling me I had IBS) and noticed people in countries like Africa, Middle East and India didn't seam to have this issue. Some random programme on the TV the once asked how they went to the toilet and it was explained. So I made a small stool ( this is before the sale of them now) to put my feet on when dropping the kids off and it worked to a degree. Now years later I discovered there was a medical reason for my issue too which is a rare situation as I had a Fetus in Fetu attached to the lining of my bowel with it's own blood supply ( I looked pregnant). It had grown so big it was pressing on my intestines and causing the slow movement but it's final reason for removal was at the age of 35 years old it had twisted on itself which became a medical emergency. That was 15 years ago now, I still use the stool and no further issues. On rare occasions when I drink caffeine though without too much info it becomes a race to the toilet🤣🤣🤣!
hm well ya had something that happen to exist that was its own little shitting problem (it is intended) that loved to make shitting a problem. thinkfully it was removed.
I can't wait to ask the doctor about this the next time i go in
While squatting does help a bit, the main reason British people have such trouble with their bowels is their horrendous diet. Most western countries have the same kinds of toilets and we don't routinely have this problem.
Fetus in fetu...
So your twin was the cause of the bowel issues. I hope you had it removed as it may cause further issues in the future.
I am not sure why the squatty stool didn't help the process of number two for me and taking psyllium husk actually made me harder to go. I take laxative every other day, I found it better than get stressed out for not being able to go. I drink lots of water, work out regularly and eat veggies daily but still can not go number two daily.
Another great video Dr Karen, it as chock full of info, (after a colonoscopy on Friday I’m finding it hard not add in many disgusting poo jokes). I can attest as someone with stage 4 pancan and now Ischemia, noone should ever underestimate a good poo. I am only 41 and have no reason why this has happened to me, I leave all the young doctors I meet shit-scared and old ones shaking there heads remembering that life’s a b***. You did miss one tip though. Moving helps a movement. I’m off now to go for a 2am jog around Hospital to try and bring up some fancy kombucha burps, the sort I used to pay my middle class milkman for, before I got so lucky. Anyway keep up the good work, and I mean that, the videos brilliant on every level, they make me laugh out loud and I have never seen anyone surpass your level of vocab on the trouser snake.
The perfect thumbnail doesn't exis-
Seeing this in my recommendations while I was taking an actual No.2 priceless.
Haha the all seeing algo!
The thumbnail is truly the thumbnail of all time
I'm watching this because I was severely constipated and crying on the toilet so I had to do research, the last one, evaluating my feet helped a ton. Also so you have any tips for people who are lactose intolerance like me and that causes constipation I need tips
My friend who is lactose intolerant uses lactaid. It’s an over-the-counter medicine like Benadryl or Tylenol. Sometime she even takes more than one pill at a time. I hope it gets better!
@@nikkij4873 omg thank you!! I will try it
We buy lactose -free milk.
can you do a video on what to do if it's like wiping a marker pen?
'Amber Heard likes this'
I was dying for him to say"bad toilet behaviors can be a real pain in the ass😂 "
Missed opportunity!
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"Literally" with serious face
😂😂😂❤
break down what smoking does on the body and probably get another video about what vaping does too love the way you explain and the editing it's great
Thank you my friend!
Nicotine is a stimulant and can induce bowel movement, as can caffeine and B vitamins.
Would love to show my 19 year old Njoy enthusiast the vaping video
@@DrKaran im actually genuinely curious to hear a Drs opinion on vaping. Or even bad habits in general. How much bad habits is too much? Can i drink a few times a week, maybe drugs a couple times a year, and live a normal life?
@@jeremyvill yes. moderation is key
I never have a bad poop. All my poops are masterpieces. I consider myself as Picasso of pooping. My butthole is an artistic genius.
Finally found my people!
Go, bro!
This is probably the most straightforwardly helpful and concise video on bowel movement. THANKS DR 🤝
Awesome - glad it was useful!
When I was hospitalized for complications from foot injury, and I was completely non-weight bearing, the wanted to put that elevated seat on the toilet, because I'm really tall. I told them no way, it's difficult to poop when your feet are dangling. I told the nurses the best way to have a BM is to get your knees a little above your hips... I said, "You know, the squatty potty position." They all looked at me as though I was insane! One, only ONE, understood.
I guess that's not taught in nursing school 🤷🏼♀️
Show them this video!!
Agree I have a tiny footstool from ikea that stays near the toilet.
I'd be willing to bet there are quite a few doctors that don't even know this. I'm almost 50 and just learned that a woman's fertilized egg can end up completely outside of the female reproductive organs and basically float around and attach to any organ in the abdominal cavity. I've even went through pregnancy and birth and never once did they talk about this in the birthing classes. Who knows, maybe I got up to use the restroom during that part of the presentation lol
Come on admit it, who's watching this on the loo?
McDonald's coffee is like a laxative for me, no other coffee has the same affect.
Your videos are awesome, thank you.
Wonder what they’re putting in it!!!
@@DrKaran not sure, but it's soooo good lol
@@stevenlane729 a lot of bad shit. Health >>>>
Emulsifiers can give you the runnies I’ve heard. They’re a standard addition to any processed food
I've been constipated all my life. The longest I went without going to the toilet was 45 days. It's just awful. I eat apples, blueberries and prunes every day, and they don't help. The only thing that has helped me being regular is taking iron supplements. While they usually cause constipation, they have the opposite effect on me.
45 days? Surely u should be dead
a whole month and half no toilet?!! FUCK! how the hell are you still alive?!
Consult a doctor
Wow! Do you take liquid iron or is it in capsules?
@@pkpk9513 I highly doubt they've gone their all their life without ever going to a doctor.
Strangely my family discussed this a few years ago. It turns out my dad, my sister and I only have bowel movements every 2 - 4 days. We are not sure why it figure it is genetic somehow. On the plus side it only takes us a minute or to to go.
wow can go 2-4 times a day! 😅
@@wintersun398 1 time every 2 to 4vdays
The normal pooping rate is from 3 times a day to 1time in 3 days. So, need not to worry if movement is smooth
Having a routine is very true. Every morning 30 minutes after waking up I always have to poop.
Routine is always good!
A routine can get you killed
-Idk
That’s better than the alternative - Every morning 30 mins before you wake up! 😂
3am
my brain: damn i should get some sleep before tommorow
me: How To NEVER Have A Bad Poop Again!
Pooping is almost as important as sleep!
Digestive malfaction and ibs c
I absolutely love this dude!
You sir,are The Man!
I appreciate your knowledge and enjoy your humor..Thank you!
Thanks for the support my friend!
@@DrKaran 😊
Always after a coffee ☕️ but I have to say after bariatric surgery (Bypass) body clock is all over the place .
I'm opposite, I have to lean back to poop. Squatting makes it harder for me. But I do have IBS, scoliosis, and 3 herniated lumbar, sacral vertebrae. I've tried friend's squatting stools and it just makes the poop suck back in. Mostly I have diarrhoea, so I rarely need to "push".
Ahhh...must be nice to have a normal digestive system 😅
In all my 33 years of struggles with IBD, I go about 10 to 15 times a day thanks to my gut and have never had to deal with constipation ever, not even after any of my multiple surgeries in life. I avoid coffee and sometimes deal with dumping of my food where it goes right through me....literally. So if you can get a healthy gut, go for it because as he said, us people that deal with health issues that effect our digestive system and bowels....well we suffer 😂
How much fiber do you eat
I hear you. I have epi as my pancreas is slightly scarred. Doesn't make enough digestive enzymes and can't break food down. Fats especially even with digestive enzymes. Damn horrible and a chronic condition. Damn, gone are the days of a good poop😅 we're all in this together and best of luck with managing and coping with it 🍀
How much work have you put into your diet and finding foods that work for you or does it not make a difference in your experience ?
@@adamlansdowne2985 I've been dealing with this ever since I was a kid. At the moment my doctor has me on a low residue type diet. I am actually going to be seeing a different GI doctor since my last one often blew me off. He kept wanting me to increase my fiber, but when I tried, it made my symptoms far worse. I'm hoping that this new doctor will put me back on Pentasa, which really helped with my symptoms. For now, I deal with using the restroom anywhere from 10 or more times a day and it's often very loose. I've learned to just deal with it while trying to find the best doctor that fits well with me ^^
Sorry too hear Bud, I have IBD too but I don’t have too go that often 💩. Just once or twice is my stool “ rhythm “ 😂 but for what is worth; please remember that every person with IBD has different set off symptoms that come with the disease. Like e.g. some have go too the toilet often, some don’t. Don’t throw all of us IBD people into the same camp of symptoms alright? thanks mate and take care, cheers! 😊
Fact that i am learning how to poop for the first time in 18yrs 😨
LOL no one really talks about poop mechanics
high fiber cereals and oatmeal put me in a lot of pain so I avoid them. I do eat other kinds of fiber though. When I feel like a gotta go , but can't I go for a walk. it seems to help.
Alternative title: *Holy shit*
Haha!
I spend most of my time in toilets to get rid of my mom's yelling sessions probably not to be seen😶
Haha fortress of solitude
Hearing that sugar free gum can help you go is really ironic to me because after a whole pack of sugar free gum i started to develop issues with pooing and stomach problems, i still have it to this day (more than a year now) and nobody has any idea what i have, I'm on a waiting list to see a gastrointestinal specialist so fingers crossed 🤞
I read a note at a box of chewing gums and it said if you chew gum often, you may end with upset stomach.
@@patrycjakonieczna only thing is I only ate one full pack and that was it, stomach problems for now more than a year :)
Are you ok now?@@TheArtisticLizard
@@Monica-b6e nope lol still having the same issues :') still haven't been called off the waiting list 😭
I'm from India. People don't only feel pressure after coffee, but also after smoking or tea or a bite of meal or chewing mouth freshner, or even starting a video game in the morning, depending on the person's daily habit. I'd like to say it's psychological.
All of the things you've mentioned actually promote gut motility, so it's not psychological at all. Eating triggers gastrocolic reflex, chewing increases gastric motility and nicotine like many other stimulants affects bowel movements.
The way you can have a good laugh with yourself in your thumbnails is one of the reasons I respect you so much! Keep up the good work Dr. Karan 🤜🤛
Can you do a video about all the various health benefits of drinking water? Interesting to hear about what such a simple substance can do for us.
The elixir of life!
The main reason I'm dropping my loads at home is because I can't get no privacy unless the door locks usually however, even when the door does lock I end up having to deal with constant disturbances
Like the dreaded knock on the door, giggle of the Handel or even noises you generally don't wanna hear like if the bathroom you are in has another stall someone dropping a load next to you or that one person who just has to take their important business conversation in the bathroom, I have even had people back in my school days ( traumatizing ) trying to peak over the stall.
Other reasons include but are not limited to unsanitary conditions, lack of proper butt wipe or no soap in the dispenser for after. On that note unless it's a poomergency ( I really need to go and fast) my poos are taken at home.
Have you done a video about pooping with IBS? What is different that helps, and why fiber doesn't help? Would be handy to know
What helps me sometimes HUGELY is when i cant get it out and your on the throne, focus breathing, slowly, though your tummy, it relaxes stuff around the bowels makes it easyer.
Dude the thumbnail is just plain hilarious but I'll live without it
Haha!
TLDR: constipation is indeed a symptom of lactose intolerance, and it is not just the classic diarrhea.
I was forced to drink cow's milk growing up in the 90's, I was initially mildly allergic, but were told by medical professionals to keep me drinking it so I would "get used to it". I grew up thinking constipation was normal, and my parents just thought I was not drinking enough water, or any of the other reasons provided in the video, as a kid but nothing worked.
A couple years ago after reading a research article about an experiment studying the effects of methane on the digestive system (it slows the process down), I then dug further and found out that methane can come from undigested lactose fermenting in the digestive system, which made me think I probably had lactose intolerance from birth.
I then tried almond milk, enjoying the milk alternative options that were not available 15 years ago, for the first time... and that was when I knew how a normal bowel movement should be; painless.
I am sharing my story in hopes that I can help anyone who might be in the same shoes as I was.
I never drink cow milk any more it's terrible for the digestive system. Almond and oat milk is so much better on your digestive tract.
raw milk exists btw
@@LouisianaGirlynah nut water is trash. raw milk is the best and only milk “alternative”
I didn't know that being lactose intolerant could cause constipation. 😮 That explains my problem. I had it since I was little too. I always thought it gave people the runs.
Intermittent fasting seems to have caused me to have chronic constipation. Thank you for the video.
For the last thing you mentioned, Islam actually suggests people to be in the squatting position when you do the business. That's why toilets on Turkey specificly(i dont know the restof the world) has toilets like that where you need to squat instead of sitting. Also we have taharet tap and you use it to clean the mess on your body. So Islam is really specific about humans being clean. Hope this helps 😊
This man I swear he’s something else❤️❤️😂
Haha thank you kindly
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Dum dum dum
(Read out loud dramatically)
I use coffee every morning to get me to go. After drinking a hot cup of coffee, all I need to do is wait for a minute and my intestines are stimulated enough that I can just pass everything out so that I no longer have to for the rest of the day.
Pooping is one of my favorite relaxing times of my day! Just me my bathroom and peace!
Haha just don’t spend too long in there!!
@@DrKaran lol I will try not to! I know the butthole is sensitive I don’t want the hemzzz lol!
Botox is never injected into the lips. That's dermal filler you're thinking of.
Thank you Dr Karan, sometimes I get constipated, and I tried your moo theory. It worked, it really really did. Big kiss on top of your head.❤
Hollow Dr. Karan, I am a pre-med student who is having a discussion with a person who is a carnivore heavy dieter. He claims that associative studies I use are false. And that fiber does not help constipation.
I would like your assistance in finding and understanding the literature. I understand that you time is valuable. So if everyone could like this to help me out that would be great!
Yea well tell that to taco bell!
Haha!!
New Scientist magazine pointed out, leaning forward has the same effect as raising your feet. Or if one effect isn't enough, you could try both.
Although Dr. Karan talks a lot of shite he is at the same time telling the truth and facts. That's better than any political figure can do. Dr Karan is the best. He is super Gorgeous handsome too.
I was never able to completely go in one go. Although, I never measured my fiber intake, but now I realise that on a good day I eat about 20g and on a regular day 10g. So that could be my issue. I do drink coffee sometimes when I can't go, it does help. So does running, other physical activity not so much.
When it comes to poop, I like the home-field advantage - can't poop in a public toilet!
Yet another super handsome doctor on RUclips. Why can't I marry one!?
What if the problem is not in how hard it is to poop, but to stop?
What about folks that have bad poops or n the other end of the firmness spectrum?
I also realized that the cold helps with pooing too. I use it in my advantege.
I had a hernia surgery last year a gigantic hernia my waist actually went down 3 in to 30 in that's how big it was what I find if I'm sluggish if I wear that abdominal binder that I wore for 2 months after surgery it moves everything along if you know what I mean it's like mechanical parastolises...
Missed opportunity to film this video in the bathroom.
I've started eating lots of dates, pitted dates are easier to eat, and since eating dates I've got no more piles and constipation, also increased water intake.
Helping someone have a decent poo has got to be one of the better parts of the job though, eh doc?
Hey doc for me 3 glasses of warm water works out for me in the morning 😊
The thumbnail has me traumatized for life 😭
Found this guy a few days ago.
He gives very good health information.
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And he is super obsedded with poop.
never show me that thumbnail ever again
Can you make a vid how to get off opioids
Dr ,I made you laugh with ,you had me at rectum.i was trying to find a place where I could ask a question,I live in Japan and insummer it's hot avg 36 C. Now and again I get a very painful zap on my head as though all the static is running towards one point .any idea what this is? It is not continuous,one or two times a day .regards
I notice every 2 to 3 months my movements like to stop their consistency. Then I have to start the routine training all over again
Good video - thanks. Dr Karan mentioned water - thats 1-2 litres daily. Also, not really mentioned - exercise - a good half-hour walk can really help ... plus ut helps gravity 😊.
This is quite literally a sh!t topic 🤣
bet all these people who acted in these stock footage reels are super stoked to see themselves in this application.
******* Here's a quite important question ********
I'm wondering what you might suggest for my 17 year old daughter. She's had chronic diarrhoea since birth basically. We were told it's toddler diarrhoea and she'd grow out of, but never did. She's had loafs of blood tests and is all clear for anything like celiac. She's been sent over and over again to a dietitian who would always remove things such as dariy, or wheat, etc from her diet but things only improved a very very tiny amount with the removal of gluten so it wasn't worth paying extra money we don't have for specialist food which really changed nothing. No matter how many time we took her back to the consultant nothing better was done and nothing came of making food diaries for a dietitian who soon ran out of ideas.
So she's just living with it now, but it's really hard. She's always needed a toilet pass in school and now college so she can just run out of class when needed. She has a lot of anxiety about it as she's super uncomfortable going anywhere she's doesn't know where a toilet is. Some days arnt to bad but she can easily go up to 10 times in a day, though 5-6 can be an average. And ideas would be so much help and she'd be so thankful for your time. Me also xxx
Also she does have quite an OK diet, she likes a lot of different foods so compared to my younger daughter who I can't get fruit and veg down, her food intake is quite varied. X
if it improved with the removal of gluten, the effect may compound over time. try that diet for longer periods.
also, eat more fiber.
@@KNylen thank you so much
I've been gluten intolerant for 40 years. You don't need specialist food that costs money. Just eat rice instead (or buckwheat, and sweet potatoes, and squashes...) You don't need fake bread/pasta/cereal.
@@LookingForAnotherPlanet hi Thanks for the reply ☺️ hard to think I wrote that when she was 17. She's 19 now and off at university. Overall ya it's exactly what I do. I just have a problem with wheat so aftervyears of trying to avoid it and hate everything I ate I gave up and just limit what I eat that upsets my insides. She dies now too. She eats more rice or rice noodles. But what her overall intake is like atm I can't really say anymore. I'll give your advice to her. And again thank you 😊
Single life assuming no bowel problems = maximum 2 minutes. Married life, again, assuming no bowel problems= minimum 45 minutes to 1 hour (mobile phone in hand and/or a newspaper to read).
Ahhh. Gonna remember this video for my lifetime and also show this video to my siblings and kids , actually this video was a more detailed and scientific explanation to what my parents used to tell me ,whenever I gone to the school without cleaning it all.
So in summary:
1. Drink plenty of water
2. Eat 30 grams of fiber daily
3. Sleep well
And try drinking coffee, chewing sugarless gum and elevating your feet during toilet as hacks.
greatest tutorial I've ever seen
Haha!
A cup of tea usually does the trick. Thanks for all the tips.
Welcome!
bro mastered in pooping
the gum tip is new to me👍🙏
The thumbnail 😂
This video is a year old so im not expecting a reply but i noticed you mentioned IBS and intestinal motility. What about someone like me who has dysmotility of both yhe intestine and esophagus?
Ive never been able to have a covdistent time because of my condition amd i pretty much always have to strain so i experience fissures rather often. I use a squatty potty amd drink water but nothing really seems to be consistent
Quick q
You mentioned ‘cuts’ in the anus
Wouldn’t those cause blood poisoning from the faeces?
Wow I’m early
Indeed
@@DrKaran wow, glad I found ur channel, it’s rlly interesting and helps me in science at school 🤍
Think 'Squatty Botty' 🎉 love it 😅 this will hopefully prevent Splitty Botty!!! hahahaha
Toilet GOD 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊(3.29)new age GOD 😅😅😢😢
couldn’t help laughing my stomach out didn’t listen what you said later getting back to your video again to complete it
Daily exercise, stretching, etc. (physical activity comes in many forms, just do SOMETHING) are also good for increasing the quality of BMs.
Absolute worst advice for people with (post-infectious) IBS, especially the sugar free gum. If you’re one of those lucky people with actual IBS, please, get a lactulose breath test checking hydrogen gas (H2) and methane (CH4).
Who ells was wachong this video AT THE CORNER of the room HIDING😅😂😂😂
Unpopular opinion: Daily fibre intake is more important for long term health than daily protein intake.
I consume 50-60g fibre every day, along with 4-5L water.
I have never in my life thought about pooping issues before 3 years ago. It was as natural as peeing, no trouble. Now is another story. Hopefully I'll find what is wrong. Wishing myself to become the incredible poop artist I used to be 😂
The thumbnail is unreal 😭😭😭
Haha it’s savage
Yes coffee works. But I have noticed changes with my bowel movements and it could be my cleaner eating or menopause!!!
I have chronic consyipation. Its horrible. I drink water. Fiber...Coffee does not work. I do it all. Terrible
Dr, I have a sh!t load of poopee questions (2, mainly)... Will you answer if I ask?
[I'm not outing myself if there's no response 😂]
Great information and hilariously delivered!
Dear Doctor, why do we Humans need to wipe, but no other mammal needs to wipe after defecation...... Why....
that thumbnail walked up behind me and katana'd my back. it's wayyy too familiar...
Probably not the best comment... But using meth causes you to poo... there's even something I term antici-P-poo.. Which is just the thought that you're about to get/have some meth means you need to go, now... This is probably , because of a number of reasons but I figure it is a combimation of these reasons: you excrete it by the bowel, and it is a diuretic, you're body is gearing up for the long no eat, no sleep, not enough to drink coz u sweated your moisture away, it causes adrenaline... so fight or flight means you need to offload the excess before you run from the lion, and even though coffee, meth, and cigarettes cause a high, NOT having them can make you anxious and when you get back to that "normal" level you feel relaxed... and just when you've gone downstairs and lit up that ciggi. Oh, and if you've been up for a while sometimes hair of the dog relieves that anxiety that stops you from sleeping. Personally I go for a bush walk... it's more rejuvenating than a nap.
Castor oil is supposed to be good, you can buy capsules. I have diverticulosis and fissures from this problem for decades, its a nightmare. (Was tempted to say shit or pain in the arse...)
2:57 here is the problem, if you are eating too much fiber there's no amount of water that can "soak up" that 💩 to help it pass. That's when we start messing with chemicals to help us. We should not be eating it in the first place. Example: when is the last time you saw a lion at the zoo get fed broccoli 🥦. You don't. Each animal has it's own way to digest things. We have gotten to a point where we have no idea what we naturally should be eating. Go back to basics. Eggs butter meat very small veg and fruit. Bread is a survival food that was created for starvation. Rice is also a grain to help from going hungry. The nutrition in these is minimal.
I have gastroparesis , IBS, diverticulitis and hemorrhoids and anal fissures. I really have no idea what to eat anymore .. It's so painful. I'm afraid and tired of colonoscopies. 😢 I fast all day because it feels better not to eat. But when I eat do eat . My stomach cramps really bad. It's so frustrating.
ok first of all humans need both soluble and insoluble fibers for good poop. eating one type won't help much. 2nd of all the fibers wont help much if there arent many types of gut bacteria in ur gut to begin with. when humans eat too much fast food there are less types of gut bacteria. while a person with good poop might have 130types someone might just have 30. its important to eat different kinds of vegetables. laxatives, only random 30gm of fiber, coffee or other procedures isn't permanent solution. im sure u know all these. why didn't you give permanent solution?
Lazymans fix for your poop problems 🤔 too hard ? Avoid coffee that day and eat some prunes, like a fist full of them. Too runny ? Make yourself a chia seeds and oats pudding, about a teaspoon of chia seeds should be fine for now, repeat after the next poop if it's still runny. Also if it's painful you're better off seeking help from a professional. And of course, avoid spicy food if you're not looking for a second hand burn down there 😅