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?
I live in North America. It’s about daily for me. Doctor doesn’t care.
Are you still in elementary school? If not, you can’t possibly still believe this
I am European and growing up I pooped 7 days a week. When I spent some time in the US, it dropped to 2 times a week. Must be something in the water…
Maybe it’s 'cause they don’t have bidets? Your ass knew better than to go through that TP hell.
Can confirm.
Source: am American, poop daily, saw a doctor once
In debt ever since
Some of us do, but that’s a dietary issue associated with high animal product consumption and basically no fiber consumption.
Like everyone else anywhere from 3x/day to once every 3 days is normal and healthy.
You have no idea what you’re talking about
I suppose your teacher read a statistic that Americans are more likely to be constipated due to more cheese and less veggies and fruits in their diets, and constipated people on average poop less, and just simplified this trivia in their long-term memory and lost the details.
And then there are the americans with IBS-d. They shit 5 to 10 times a day.
IIRC normal shitting intervals is 3x a day to 3x a week
I may not be your average American because I eat lots of veggies and beans and stuff but I’m once or twice a day, and they are solid sinkers.
Wait–once or twice in the same day or did you mean every one to two days for regular bm?
One or twice in the same day, usually once.
Was this on April 1?
Yes, especially among those active on the fediverse. That’s why we celebrate no shit november
Bowel movements vary by person. From 3 times a day down to once every 3 days. Less than once every 3 days is considered concerning medically, but not necessarily a problem.
Your teacher was the one full of shit.
Thank you. I feel like addressing the pure science of this is important. Not only do Americans poop, every cultures on the planet poops the same way (more or less). We are the same! Break down borders! Anarchy! Shit everywhere! No. Literally, visit an American truck stop. SHIT EVERYWHERE!
The climate is colder in North America
Compared to where, exactly? Mogadishu? Hammerfest? Because North America can be hotter and colder than both of those. Also not sure how it affects pooping.
Yeah that bit alone shows that teacher lacks basic reasoning skills. Are we talking about Arizona or Alaska? C’mon.
Bro, the one time I went to Mogadishu I was pooping left and right, several times a day.
Someone gave me a funny look and there I went again, pooping like I was getting paid for it!!
Poop tourism.
Your teacher is either fucking with you or shouldn’t be allowed to teach.
Por que no los dos? 🤣
(We’ve all had crappy teachers).
Your teacher is a fuckin moron.
Chill lol
Its not that serious. She was a great teacher. Although a little weird.
I am chill.
Agreed. This one incident is not that serious but I do wonder what other stupid things she believes as fact and then passes along to her students.
