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Everybody has their own schedule, but I'd say once a week is pushing it.  Not eating enough, not eating enough fiber, dehydration, stress, taking certain medications/supplements, etc can all cause things to move more slowly.

I'd probably try to fiddle with some of the above and see what effect it has because going more often than that is probably better for you.  However, if this isn't a new thing, you've not made any big changes to your life/diet/activity level, and you're not feeling badly, then maybe your body is just really .... efficient!

nope. I'm like once a week.

I must be boy on the inside   I really work on getting enough fiber in my diet, 25 to 35 grams per day - most of the time I "go" daily. 

I only go twice a week or so and I know I should drink more water and eat more fiber to become more regular. I think exercise should help, too. I know I should go more often but I've always been like this.

ttara123 wrote:

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I think you're supposed to go about once a day, and it can even be normal if you go more than that. Once a week, though, is kind of odd. It doesn't sound like you're uncomfortable, but constipation that lasts a whole week can result in pain, bloating, etc. You might try introducing more fruits/vegetables into your diet, or a fiber cereal?

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i agree, im not a daily go-er either...and my so says the same thing to me all the time..try to get some more fiber, i remember in college, i ate alot of frosted mini wheats as breakfast and as a snack and i definitely went more often...

I talked to my doctor about this a few years ago since I have slight IBS and usually in high stress/anxiety times I get the opposite problem so I have meds to deal with it.  But I have found that when I get stressed now that I don't go which is a problem for me.  I was going once every 3 to 4 days when I talked with him and he gave me the other pills to use for times like that so I think "normal" is considered once every day or two.

In order to avoid taking my meds I tend to eat a bowl of oatmeal with a banana in it each morning or a bowl of kashi go lean crunch with fruit.  I am going before I have to head to work and good for the rest of the day.

Sorry if TMI.

i go maybe every other day. it used to be more like every 3-4 days, but i've made a conscious effort to get more fiber in my diet. shredded mini-wheats are great for getting a daily dose of fiber.

Minimum of once a day...if I don't, my guts can tell.  It cannot be healthy to keep all that stuff inside you for a whole week!  If you don't get fiber from your everyday foods add something like metamucil. 

Definitely increase your fiber intake like the other girls suggested. I take 2 fiber choice tablets everyday and I eat applesauce along with a ton of water. I usually go everyday but sometimes everyother day.