Pooping the right way.[Courtesy]
Relieving ourselves is as natural a process as it gets. Yet, by the time we are adults, pooping becomes shrouded in negative emotions such as disgust. This, in turn, presses upon it a secrecy that keeps us tight-lipped about it.
Have you ever been curious as to what constitutes a healthy bowel movement?
In her book, ‘You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy,’ Dr. Trisha Pasricha, an American Gastroenterologist, explains that a good bowel movement can be judged on the basis of three Ps: propulsion, pliability and pelvic floor.
She defines propulsion as the internal, voluntary pressure, accompanied by involuntary or induced contractions, that eventually push stool through the rectum and then outward.
