The number of bowel movements per day varies from person to person, and it is generally considered normal to have 1~2 bowel movements per day or once in 2 days. Under normal circumstances, 1~2 times a day, stool properties of soft and hard moderate, belong to the normal, but also some people only 2 days to defecate once, the discharge of feces is not dry, defecation is not laborious, defecation is regular also belongs to the normal. If more than 3 times a day, the stool is not shaped, or even drain-like stool, this situation is not normal, belongs to diarrhea, may be indigestion, intestinal flora imbalance, enteritis and other reasons. If you have one bowel movement in 3 days or more, and the feces you pass is hard and difficult to pass, you are constipated, which may be caused by poor bowel habits, poor diet, and intestinal obstruction and other disease factors. It is recommended that you seek medical advice if you experience increased bowel movements or constipation, and follow the doctor’s instructions after identifying the cause of the problem.