This article continues a series exploring the health of your intestinal tract. Consider the strongest contact with the world around you is through your food, processed and absorbed by your intestine.
Interest in bowel
movements may seem perverse to many, but is actually a very common source
of worry for most people and a topic of discussion for more of us than you
can imagine. Young children and the elderly do not find this subject off
limits – in fact they seem to enjoy talking about their daily
accomplishments. Walk through your local drug store and observe the
aisles of laxatives, stool softeners, bulking agents, stimulants, and antidiarrheal remedies – somebody must have concerns – they’re spending
billions on these products. For example, Americans spend $725 million a
year on laxatives alone.
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