Is It Normal to Go a Week without Pooping?

ER physician Dr. Travis Stork takes on a viewer’s question about frequency of pooping. When do you know that you’re constipated and should seek help?

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[trafalgard.waterlaw]

We're here because we haven't pooped in a concerning amount of time..

[Nicurru]

Thats their answer to everything, fiber and water.

[JG-fxez]

Usually a week for me but I eat so fkn much, sometimes I get scared… like where the fk is it all

[ClamBanditt]

One time I didn’t poop for 16 days and I didn’t call the hospital or anything. Just… Came out eventually. I know I almost died. It’s been about 8 months since then and I feel fine. But that was concerning to say the least. I was too scared to go to the hospital.

[LarryJ]

Well guys laxatives work but without it what's the problem that we're not going naturally and regularly??

[serialkiller]

I can And sometimes i used to drink 8L to 6 in 5hours And this dude tells mě to drink more come on And plus that amount i drink in school in the MORNIG And im only 15

[nourata.]

I need to see a doctor it’s been 9 days since I’ve pooped and I’ve been trying everything from prune juice to laxative nothing is working 💀

[avellinoomar]

Longest i went without pooping is 40 days and i had 2 meals a day everyday. When I finally did go i felt like i was givin birth no lie and it was so hard it turned into little balls the size of a tennis ball

[livelongandprospermary]

All people are not the same Doctors. My doctor said as long as I don’t feel constipated and I rarely have. I’ve only ever gone once a week my whole life. I had to have glycerine suppositories as a baby. Fiber slows me down and constipates me. The only time I don’t is if I eat a bunch of fruit every day for several weeks (and too much fruit makes me nauseous) 🤷‍♀️

[joshuabauder]

I haven’t pooped in 5 days and I feel okay for some reason

[mobillionsa]

Once every other day or two days, especially if you don’t have big meals

[Distrus]

I only poop depending on where I am.. like say I went on a camping trip with my mother and family and we got to use a portable bathroom, I wouldn't poop. or if I went to my grandmothers house for a week, I wouldn't take a turd till I got back to my mothers house. I'd take 1-2 poops a day if I do happen to know that I'm staying at my mom's house for a long time. Is this normal???

[ufosightingsKY]

Haven’t pooped in a year is this normal? I’m not getting surgery so it’s just gonna have to run it’s corse

[RedDeadFool]

I went 12 days without pooping (i never noticed) and the pain was worse than when I broke my leg. It took almost 2 hours to get the first piece out and I tore my hole, then I had to drink some weird laxatives that were disgusting, 3oz of it and 3oz of water, 10 doses every 30 minutes, every day, for 5 days. AND I couldn’t eat, I could only drink clear liquids.

[Mini-gbiw]

I ate 12 meals is been days and get I didn’t poop yet..

[grabbits]

Thanks man, I havent pooped max 10 days and I puted something that helps me poop. It didnt work. Put it two times. Works

[scorpioroyalty]

I did fruits and vegetables for 30 days!!! Didn’t poop at all!! I’m like how does my system not work correctly after 30 days of the right kinds of foods!! I have to used coconut oil and a glove to help relieve myself and I still went back to being constipated after that! It’s very frustrating. I had to take laxative, fiber and still nothing after that! I need to ask my dr

[ccoquettebakery]

I haven't been pooping (6 day now) even though i drank a huge amount of water I can't get my stool out, I just keep peeing..

[LukGamin]

I can’t poop can’t poop I haven’t pooped in 3/4 days but I quit pooping when I got the flu

[wedontlikenoneofyou]

I found out it was milk. I've been pooping like crazy. I love water. Nestle > Dasani I'm actually one of those people that craves water and I love vegetables salads and vegan type food. I ate a whole box of ex lax and drank 38 prune juices and I still couldn't go and finally I put down the milk I threw out two gallons in the trash it took five days to get all that lactose out of me 5 days because in the past with one prune juice or one little piece of laxative I would go so something was totally wrong it was the milk