Bowel movements are one of the easier identifiers of overall health - so what does it mean when things aren't in working order?
A person who has a 'lazy bowel' can experience infrequent bowel movements, constipation, and straining, and it can often signify bigger problems.
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explains what to look out for, and how we can 're-train' our bowels.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News TALKS'B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And it's time for a wellness segment, joined by Aeron O'Hara.
Good morning, Good morning, So this is lovely on a
Sunday morning. We're going to talk about lazy bells poop.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Yeah, why not chat because our poop can say quite
a lot about our health, can't it. Yeah. I think
everyone gets a little bit screaming when we're like talking
about poop, But at the end of the day, everyone
poops every day. There we go, they should do, but
there's something else going on. And we're going to chat
about the lazy bow today, and that's where the bow
is infrequently moving and more like a constipation and lots
(00:45):
of straining and not doing the bow properly. And I
think not enough people really observe what is your gut doing?
How is it functioning? And it's as simple as like
noticing how often do you go turning around, having a
little look in the toilet bowl, what does it look like,
and actually knowing that because that can tell you a
lot about your health and you can actually pick up
a lot of whether there's any easier from just actually
(01:07):
observing what's going on with your poope.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
How frequently should you have a bowel movement?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Ideally at least once a day, which I know some
people think normals once every two days or once every
three days, but actually it's quite sluggish should be going
that infrequently. So the more often we're empty, and the
more we're clearing waste, but then we don't want it.
Also the opposite end of the scale, either we don't
want to be moving the bow so rapidly that you're
going to the toil at five or six times a
(01:32):
day either because you're just going to actually not absorb
nutrients properly, and it will usually be more like a
loose stool. So mainly, like let's get getting the bow
moving is actually not as simple as just fiber and water,
which I think common person really thinks, eat more fiber,
drink more water, guts fixed. But actually when it comes
to a lazy bow, there's a lot more to it.
(01:53):
And commonly the more lazy the bowl is, the more
people will commonly pack up laxatives and use laxatives. And
then the more you use laxatives, the more lazy the
bow becomes, and then you really got to work on
getting it back far actioning properly and getting that peristalsis movement,
which is the muscular movement that kind of moves everything
(02:13):
through the large intestine and empties it out, and that
can get really lazy if you're using a lot of
stimulant laxatives. And that's where kind of working out why
is the bow lazy and how can you empty it?
Because when you've got a very full bow, putting more
fiber in actually just makes your tummy really bloated and
really gassy and actually doesn't move the bough just putting
(02:35):
more fiber on the top.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
What makes it sluggish?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
What makes it sluggish, Well, it can be like sometimes
it can be blockage, So if there's any sort of
disease that's creating a blockage, or maybe you're just having
emptied your bow for a little while and it's created
a blockage there, it can be from that lack of
muscular movement through the bough. So it's got very lazy
over time, and that's where retraining the boughs are really
(02:58):
a big part of getting a lazy bow to start
working properly. And it's actually the opposite of like not
use more laxatives, but actually to use less laxatives. Start
to evaluate your fiber intake. So when it comes to
a very full bow you don't want to just fill
up overfull the fiber because you actually just get a
very full, bloated tummy full of a lot of gas
(03:20):
because all the fiber just sits on top of that backclog.
So we really want to get enough fiber, not too much,
not too little, and adjusting it for that person drinking
enough water which actually just softens all the stills. And
it might be that through that retraining, you might be
working alongside a practitioner or doctor and you might be
using the likes of enemas or colonics, which seem really
(03:42):
extreme but can actually help to clear that blockage. And
then you kind of start fresh with refilling up the
bowel again.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
So if you're not eating fiber, what are you putting in?
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Well, it's just more been careful of how much you
put in because generally when someone has a blockage, they'll
generally want to eat more things like white bread because
actually they get less gas, which makes they get less
pain in their tummy. And so that's where the first
step you actually if you've got a layers, you want
to make sure you get it moving to clear the
blockage first, and then you can rebuild this kind of
(04:12):
like we start fresh again as you get that empty
and going, and then you can start to then start
putting the fiber in slowly and start to rebuild, putting
a bit of fruits and vegetables back in the diet.
Start to observe how often you're going, Maybe look at
limiting dairy, restricting the amount of stimulant laxatives us as
you're using. Also bringing in some probiotics can be really helpful,
(04:35):
but it's that timing of probotics that are helpful.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
To look someone just text to say, is it normal
as a celiac to be pooping five times a day?
Quite loose?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
No, that would be far too far too fast, and
probably want to do a bit of gut work and
getting the gut calm and soothe them. Really looking at
the lining of the gut in particular.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
So how long can it potentially take to retrain your
lazy bow.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
I'd say it's different for everyone, and so really looking
at like working with a practitioner to get some support
there and get the right advice thank you so much,
Aeron o'harat.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks A B from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News TALKS'B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And it's time for a wellness segment, joined by Aeron O'Hara.
Good morning, Good morning, So this is lovely on a
Sunday morning. We're going to talk about lazy bells poop.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Yeah, why not chat because our poop can say quite
a lot about our health, can't it. Yeah. I think
everyone gets a little bit screaming when we're like talking
about poop, But at the end of the day, everyone
poops every day. There we go, they should do, but
there's something else going on. And we're going to chat
about the lazy bow today, and that's where the bow
is infrequently moving and more like a constipation and lots
(00:45):
of straining and not doing the bow properly. And I
think not enough people really observe what is your gut doing?
How is it functioning? And it's as simple as like
noticing how often do you go turning around, having a
little look in the toilet bowl, what does it look like,
and actually knowing that because that can tell you a
lot about your health and you can actually pick up
a lot of whether there's any easier from just actually
(01:07):
observing what's going on with your poope.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
How frequently should you have a bowel movement?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Ideally at least once a day, which I know some
people think normals once every two days or once every
three days, but actually it's quite sluggish should be going
that infrequently. So the more often we're empty, and the
more we're clearing waste, but then we don't want it.
Also the opposite end of the scale, either we don't
want to be moving the bow so rapidly that you're
going to the toil at five or six times a
(01:32):
day either because you're just going to actually not absorb
nutrients properly, and it will usually be more like a
loose stool. So mainly, like let's get getting the bow
moving is actually not as simple as just fiber and water,
which I think common person really thinks, eat more fiber,
drink more water, guts fixed. But actually when it comes
to a lazy bow, there's a lot more to it.
(01:53):
And commonly the more lazy the bowl is, the more
people will commonly pack up laxatives and use laxatives. And
then the more you use laxatives, the more lazy the
bow becomes, and then you really got to work on
getting it back far actioning properly and getting that peristalsis movement,
which is the muscular movement that kind of moves everything
(02:13):
through the large intestine and empties it out, and that
can get really lazy if you're using a lot of
stimulant laxatives. And that's where kind of working out why
is the bow lazy and how can you empty it?
Because when you've got a very full bow, putting more
fiber in actually just makes your tummy really bloated and
really gassy and actually doesn't move the bough just putting
(02:35):
more fiber on the top.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
What makes it sluggish?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
What makes it sluggish, Well, it can be like sometimes
it can be blockage, So if there's any sort of
disease that's creating a blockage, or maybe you're just having
emptied your bow for a little while and it's created
a blockage there, it can be from that lack of
muscular movement through the bough. So it's got very lazy
over time, and that's where retraining the boughs are really
(02:58):
a big part of getting a lazy bow to start
working properly. And it's actually the opposite of like not
use more laxatives, but actually to use less laxatives. Start
to evaluate your fiber intake. So when it comes to
a very full bow you don't want to just fill
up overfull the fiber because you actually just get a
very full, bloated tummy full of a lot of gas
(03:20):
because all the fiber just sits on top of that backclog.
So we really want to get enough fiber, not too much,
not too little, and adjusting it for that person drinking
enough water which actually just softens all the stills. And
it might be that through that retraining, you might be
working alongside a practitioner or doctor and you might be
using the likes of enemas or colonics, which seem really
(03:42):
extreme but can actually help to clear that blockage. And
then you kind of start fresh with refilling up the
bowel again.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
So if you're not eating fiber, what are you putting in?
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Well, it's just more been careful of how much you
put in because generally when someone has a blockage, they'll
generally want to eat more things like white bread because
actually they get less gas, which makes they get less
pain in their tummy. And so that's where the first
step you actually if you've got a layers, you want
to make sure you get it moving to clear the
blockage first, and then you can rebuild this kind of
(04:12):
like we start fresh again as you get that empty
and going, and then you can start to then start
putting the fiber in slowly and start to rebuild, putting
a bit of fruits and vegetables back in the diet.
Start to observe how often you're going, Maybe look at
limiting dairy, restricting the amount of stimulant laxatives us as
you're using. Also bringing in some probiotics can be really helpful,
(04:35):
but it's that timing of probotics that are helpful.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
To look someone just text to say, is it normal
as a celiac to be pooping five times a day?
Quite loose?
Speaker 3 (04:43):
No, that would be far too far too fast, and
probably want to do a bit of gut work and
getting the gut calm and soothe them. Really looking at
the lining of the gut in particular.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
So how long can it potentially take to retrain your
lazy bow.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
I'd say it's different for everyone, and so really looking
at like working with a practitioner to get some support
there and get the right advice thank you so much,
Aeron o'harat.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks A B from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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