Stools three times a day may be normal, or it may be due to irritable bowel syndrome, intestinal infections and other reasons. The human body in normal circumstances, the number of bowel movements per day is one to three times, the shape and color of the stool has not changed, the patient does not have abdominal pain, it is a normal number of bowel movements. If the stool three or four times a day, to understand the patient’s previous number of bowel movements, such as before the daily stool once, recently three or four times, this is the patient’s bowel habits have changed, you should go to the regular hospital to seek medical treatment, if necessary, to carry out colonoscopy. Irritable bowel syndrome intestinal nerves are more sensitive, easy to stimulate, there is an increase in the number of bowel movements, diagnosis must be done before the relevant tests such as colonoscopy to rule out organic diseases. In addition, bacteria and other infections can cause inflammation in the intestines, leading to more frequent bowel movements. If there is a significant increase in the number of bowel movements, there may be other reasons, and it is necessary to consult a doctor in time.