Best time of the day to poop

If you tend to have to poop regularly at times that don’t suit you, you may be wondering if you can change the day of the day you have to go.

The good news is that it is possible to train your brain to poop at a certain time every day, explains Farhadi. This can be particularly beneficial if you are used to “remembering it” up to a more timely moment, which could cause constipation over time if you do it too often, he said.

“When you try to ignore the signals of your intestine, you essentially train your brain to stop being attentive in an emergency,” he said. “The more you no longer hear these signals, the more they will become silent, which can cause a problem of chronic constipation.”

To train your body to poop at a certain time every day, you can use a technique known as the intestinal rehabilitation. It uses the need for brain consistency and predictability, explains Farhadi.

For example, if you want to poop every day before work, let’s say at 6:30 am, Farhadi suggests sitting on the toilet at that time for about 10 to 15 minutes, as if you were already pooping.

It is important not to force yourself or force yourself in any way to try to poop, he said. You just create the wait in your brain that it is your “moment of poop”.