When I was younger I typically only shat about once a week, naturally (as in, without medical/medicine causes)
Every shit was a lincoln worthy log that i could have probably built a cabin with.
I miss those days.
I hate shitting 2-3 times a day now.
this post was submitted on 16 May 2026
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In nursing school they taught us anything from 2x daily to 1x weekly is normal due mostly to variations in diet but with some influence from activity level, hydration, and genetics. Now I'm in practice that seems too long; I start getting nervous when my patients say it's been 3-4 days. Personally I poop between 4x daily and once every 3 days depending on how angry my IBS is. I do HAVE to know what part of the world you're in now though.
The climate is colder in North America
It's gonna be 81f (27c) where I live today, and it's not even summer yet. At the peak of summer, we regularly get temperatures over 100f (~38c). We've even seen 111f (43.8c) in my state, and I don't live in the hottest state, not by a long shot. Your teacher was incredibly ignorant.
It does get really cold here in the winter, but thankfully humans have developed these things called heaters, so it's not cold indoors. I go from my heated house, to my heated garage, get into my car (which also has heat), and drive to my heated workplace, or the heated supermarket. Then I do the same trip in reverse. I'm only exposed to the extreme cold for 2-3 minutes the whole trip.
As far as shitting, I have IBS-D. I'd be so fucking happy if I could manage to only shit once a day. On bad days, I'm on the toilet 10-12 times.
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i am shitting right now. i shit abt 2 times a day. usually between 3 and 5 on the bristol scale. sometimes 6 if i had a bad lunch.
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I used to shit like every two to three days, especially if I were out backpacking. Now it's more like daily.
Only time that happens is when I’m camping.
Yes, this is why Americans are so full of shit.