Re: Unusually Large Bowel

Posted By Robert on December 29, 1998 at 23:43:58:

In Reply to: Unusually Large Bowel posted by Jen on November 21, 1998 at 15:04:48:






My concern seems quite opposite of everyone else's on the message board:
My bowel movements are unusually large.  I have to cross my fingers and hope that toilets will flush.  This is quite embarrassing.  I am a 27 year old single, professional female in generally good health.   My health concerns are that I am 15 pounds overweight and have slightly high cholesterol. I eat a diet with little red meat and a good (but not great) amount of fiber.  I have a bowel movement once every 1  days or so.  What suggestions do you have?  I have been dealing with this problem for about 10 years.
Hey!! -  I am very glad I found your post!!
I have this EXACT same problem. I first started to have abnormally large
bowel movements sometime in high school.  I am now 34.  I do not eat a
particularly large amount of fiber, but I do have a large appetite in
general.  I have a bowel movement every 2-3 days.  It is unusual for me to
have trouble with standard toilets but sometimes I do have trouble with
older plumbing or other facilities like an inadequately sized 'port-a-potty'
on a sailboat.
This is the first time I have heard of someone else with this problem.
I am interested to know how common this is.  Also, if this doesn't seem
to strange, I am interested in any statistics on the size of normal
bowel movements.
-Robert