Whether it is normal to have a bowel movement once every three days in over 90 years old should be analyzed comprehensively with the patient’s bowel movements and bowel habits.
1. Normal bowel movement is usually once a day, 2-3 times a day, or once every 2-3 days. If the patient usually has bowel movement once every three days, without symptoms such as poor bowel movement, difficulty in defecation, dry stools, etc., it is a normal phenomenon.
2. If the patient usually has bowel movement once a day or 2-3 times a day, and in recent times, the patient has bowel movement once every three days, accompanied by symptoms such as dryness, difficulty in defecation and incomplete defecation, then it is considered to be constipation; it can be achieved by changing the lifestyle, such as increasing the amount of water intake, exercising, increasing the amount of food containing large amounts of dietary fiber, and developing a good defecation habit, etc. If the patient has severe symptoms, it is considered to be normal.
If the symptoms of constipation are serious, or persist without improvement, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital in time, after clarifying the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for targeted treatment.