Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Yeah. All right. So the issue with constipation is that many people, when they hear constipation, they think, oh, it must mean that you haven't pooped in a week. Well, if you haven't pooped in a week, you're definitely constipated. I don't need any additional information to make the diagnosis there. But actually, there's many different variations and forms on constipation.

Yeah. All right. So the issue with constipation is that many people, when they hear constipation, they think, oh, it must mean that you haven't pooped in a week. Well, if you haven't pooped in a week, you're definitely constipated. I don't need any additional information to make the diagnosis there. But actually, there's many different variations and forms on constipation.

Yeah. All right. So the issue with constipation is that many people, when they hear constipation, they think, oh, it must mean that you haven't pooped in a week. Well, if you haven't pooped in a week, you're definitely constipated. I don't need any additional information to make the diagnosis there. But actually, there's many different variations and forms on constipation.

And the way that I would characterize this, Nick, is that to me, constipation is the inadequate relief of your bowels. So you're not mobilizing your bowels enough to keep your gut in a rhythm. And if it's not moving out, then it's backing up, right? And it doesn't need to necessarily come out as a hard, lumpy, bumpy stool that you had to strain in order for that to count as constipation.

And the way that I would characterize this, Nick, is that to me, constipation is the inadequate relief of your bowels. So you're not mobilizing your bowels enough to keep your gut in a rhythm. And if it's not moving out, then it's backing up, right? And it doesn't need to necessarily come out as a hard, lumpy, bumpy stool that you had to strain in order for that to count as constipation.

And the way that I would characterize this, Nick, is that to me, constipation is the inadequate relief of your bowels. So you're not mobilizing your bowels enough to keep your gut in a rhythm. And if it's not moving out, then it's backing up, right? And it doesn't need to necessarily come out as a hard, lumpy, bumpy stool that you had to strain in order for that to count as constipation.

You are backing up. And because you are backing up, your gut is out of rhythm. And because your gut is out of rhythm, the food that you put into your body is going to create gas bloating and you're not going to feel well, right? So what you experience from a symptoms perspective is gas and bloating. I want to say that gas and bloating is the number one symptom associated with constipation.

You are backing up. And because you are backing up, your gut is out of rhythm. And because your gut is out of rhythm, the food that you put into your body is going to create gas bloating and you're not going to feel well, right? So what you experience from a symptoms perspective is gas and bloating. I want to say that gas and bloating is the number one symptom associated with constipation.

You are backing up. And because you are backing up, your gut is out of rhythm. And because your gut is out of rhythm, the food that you put into your body is going to create gas bloating and you're not going to feel well, right? So what you experience from a symptoms perspective is gas and bloating. I want to say that gas and bloating is the number one symptom associated with constipation.

It's commonly tied to pooping. For the listeners at home, here's a trick. Pay attention to your bloating symptoms around your bowel movement. If you have a good bowel movement and your bloating is gone for at least a few hours, You have just proven to me that your symptoms are tied to pooping. And then the argument becomes, are you pooping enough? Do we need to poop more?

It's commonly tied to pooping. For the listeners at home, here's a trick. Pay attention to your bloating symptoms around your bowel movement. If you have a good bowel movement and your bloating is gone for at least a few hours, You have just proven to me that your symptoms are tied to pooping. And then the argument becomes, are you pooping enough? Do we need to poop more?

It's commonly tied to pooping. For the listeners at home, here's a trick. Pay attention to your bloating symptoms around your bowel movement. If you have a good bowel movement and your bloating is gone for at least a few hours, You have just proven to me that your symptoms are tied to pooping. And then the argument becomes, are you pooping enough? Do we need to poop more?

There are some people who poop every day and they're still constipated, right? And the reason why is because that one poop, it was not enough to completely evacuate their bowels. So they're backing up. Sometimes it's that they have a small poop.

There are some people who poop every day and they're still constipated, right? And the reason why is because that one poop, it was not enough to completely evacuate their bowels. So they're backing up. Sometimes it's that they have a small poop.

There are some people who poop every day and they're still constipated, right? And the reason why is because that one poop, it was not enough to completely evacuate their bowels. So they're backing up. Sometimes it's that they have a small poop.

Sometimes it's that they did a partial and then like 45 minutes later, they feel like they have to go again because they never actually completely emptied. So, and then sometimes there's people that are like, I poop three, four times a day.

Sometimes it's that they did a partial and then like 45 minutes later, they feel like they have to go again because they never actually completely emptied. So, and then sometimes there's people that are like, I poop three, four times a day.

Sometimes it's that they did a partial and then like 45 minutes later, they feel like they have to go again because they never actually completely emptied. So, and then sometimes there's people that are like, I poop three, four times a day.

But like, if you actually dig into the details with them, you discover that every single one of those poops was just like a partial because they had to strain to force it out. So what's the sweet number? What's the sweet spot? The sweet number is when you're completely devoid of symptoms. So because you are completely and effortlessly emptying your bowels, you are satisfied. You feel good.

But like, if you actually dig into the details with them, you discover that every single one of those poops was just like a partial because they had to strain to force it out. So what's the sweet number? What's the sweet spot? The sweet number is when you're completely devoid of symptoms. So because you are completely and effortlessly emptying your bowels, you are satisfied. You feel good.