5 tips to help you poop better
5/11/202623 min
Think you know how to go No. 2? Think again. Dr. Trisha Pasricha, author of the new book You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy, shares common bathroom practices she wishes would go away — like holding your poop — and tips on how to reduce strain on the toilet.
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Marielle Segarra· Host0:18
You're listening to Life Kit [upbeat music] from NPR. Hey, it's Marielle. [drum beat] I had this friend who was visiting me, must've been 10 years ago now, but I still remember something she said. We were sitting at my kitchen table. I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I came back she goes, "Did you poop?" I was like, "Girl, what did you just say to me?" For a moment I was embarrassed. I actually hadn't pooped, but just the idea that she knew that I do that sometimes was distressing. It also made me laugh and feel a lot more comfortable with her. Like, if we could talk about pooping, we could talk about anything.
Trisha Pasricha· Guest1:01
Yeah, I think that's a really ... Keep that friend.
Marielle Segarra· Host1:02
Yeah.
Trisha Pasricha· Guest1:03
Don't lose that one. She's a keeper.
Marielle Segarra· Host1:04
This is Dr. Trisha Pesricha. She's a gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She also teaches at Harvard Medical School and has a column in The Washington Post called Ask a Doctor. Trisha says many of us are pooping wrong. In fact, that's the title of her new book, You've Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy.
Trisha Pasricha· Guest1:25
There's a statistic that has been floating around for a few years now, which is that 40%