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My elementary school teacher told us once that Americans only poop once a week. The climate is colder in North America, so their intestines pack the poop together very densely such that they only need to poop once a week. She said you'd be sent to the doctor if you poop daily in America.

Is this true?

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If only. But sadly it's never been less than twice a week for me, even when I was vegan.

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[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Same reason as why Americans blow the toilet after going to Taco Bell:

FIBRE

Y’all just eat meat and cheese. No fibre, thus you’re always constipated.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not normally but fiber is often lacking in the diet. Has no relation to cold. If you have seen the bbc bear gryllis thing with folks on islands the reason they can't poop is they did not find the fiber stuff and only lived on meat.

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Kind of but its subcultural like fascists only eat meat and anything that's not meat and dick shaped will just make the gay thoughts stronger they only poop once a week most of the rest of us have eating disorders so like that can happen but it varies wildly I'm sure not on average some of us use laxatives or enemas multiple times a day there is an opiate epidemic so that can make you only poop once a week if you've ever done those you know it can vary regionally but it varies by culture if you come here and pack your lunches or something you'll probably poop the normal amount you poop its purely cultural

[–] GarboDog@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Uhm… what????? Maybe it’s because we moved to EU now but even when we lived in USA that wasn’t a normal thing no.

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