Under normal circumstances, adults usually defecate 1~3 times a day, infants 3~5 times a day, the specific number of bowel movements related to diet, defecation habits. Five or six times a day this is generally not normal, may be enteritis, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis and other causes.
1. Gastroenteritis: eating unclean food and other infectious bacteria, resulting in intestinal infections, inflammation stimulates the gastrointestinal tract to accelerate peristalsis, may appear five or six times a day poop, usually the stool is not shaped, accompanied by abdominal pain, etc., this situation is not normal.
2. Irritable bowel syndrome: the intestinal tract is more sensitive, emotional stress, eating cold and other easy to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to accelerate peristalsis, appearing five or six times a day defecation.
3. Ulcerative colitis: inflammation stimulates the gastrointestinal tract to secrete more fluid, while affecting the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract, can not fully absorb intestinal water, there may be an increase in the number of stools, usually mucus or pus and blood attached to the surface of the stool.
The phenomenon may also be caused by other reasons such as anterior rectal protrusion, intestinal polyps, etc. It should be promptly consulted, and the cause should be identified and reasonably treated under the guidance of the doctor, so as not to delay the condition.