Do we have to poo every day? We asked five experts

The Goldilocks rule of pooing says you should go between three times a day and three times a week. from www.shutterstock.com

Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation, Christopher Hair, Damien Belobrajdic, Dan Worthley, Jakob Begun, Vincent Ho

Author

Alexandra Hansen
Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation AUNZ

Interviewed

Christopher Hair
Gastroenterologist, Deakin University
Damien Belobrajdic
Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
Dan Worthley
Gastroenterologist and cancer scientist, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
Jakob Begun
Senior Lecturer and Gastroenterologist, The University of Queensland
Vincent Ho
Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University

Partners

Some days you might find yourself in and out of the toilet, and some days might go by without a single visit for a Number Two. Should this be a cause for concern?

We asked five experts if we have to poo every day.

Five out of five experts said no

Here are their detailed responses:

If you have a “yes or no” health question you’d like posed to Five Experts, email your suggestion to: alexandra.hansen@theconversation.edu.au

Disclosures: Damien Belobrajdic has worked on projects commissioned by food companies manufacturing cereal, dairy and oil products.

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