If the bowel movement is regular and there is no change in the nature of the feces, one bowel movement in three days is normal. If accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, etc., once every three days defecation is not normal, considering that indigestion or intestinal polyps and other diseases caused.
1. Normal: If you eat a healthy diet and have regular bowel movements with normal color and shape, once every three days is normal and you don’t need to worry too much.
2. Indigestion: If you often eat greasy, spicy and other stimulating food, it may cause indigestion, and the food stays in the intestines for too long and the water is absorbed too much, then constipation occurs, resulting in the patient defecating once every three days, which is not normal.
3. Intestinal polyps: Intestinal polyps are bulging lesions in the intestinal mucosa, the etiology of which is related to chronic inflammatory stimulation and heredity. Typical symptoms are constipation, change in bowel habits, abdominal distension, etc., which can lead to patients having a bowel movement once every three days, which is also not normal.
There may be other causes of once-in-three-day bowel movements, such as irritable bowel syndrome, etc. If the patient is accompanied by other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to seek medical examination.