Mariel Segarra

But you probably wouldn't know that because pooping is not considered polite conversation.

The cone of silence around this topic is also why there are so many pooping myths, like the one that you have to do it every day to be healthy.

On this episode of Life Kit, we're going to give you five tips on how to poop better.

Trisha wants to get you to a place where going to the bathroom is the least of your concerns for the day, where it isn't bothering you, isn't causing you pain, and isn't disrupting any of the activities that you love.

It's a state she likes to call...

Poo-phoria.

That's coming up after the break.

Okay, let's walk through some of the tips.

So one that you call out in the book, you say it's important to go when you have the urge.

Takeaway one is to go when you have the urge.

If you don't, it can get drier and harder and more difficult to push out.

And I know this doesn't always feel possible for a lot of reasons.

One is that you're always running around at your job and you don't feel like you can take a minute to poop.

To that I would say this is a basic human need and it is your right to make space in your schedule to do it.

Another reason is fear or embarrassment, especially in the workplace.

A lot of bathrooms are set up with stalls, and it's hard to settle in when you know one of your coworkers could walk in at any moment and spot your shoes, and then they'll know that you poop.

A couple things here.

Trisha says scout out the single-person bathroom or the one that's the quietest, on the floor nobody goes to.

Also, once you're in the bathroom, try to tune out the world.

And of course, treat others as you'd like to be treated.