Do you really need to poop every day?
Turns out, you don’t. Your digestive tract can accommodate a week’s worth of food — and sometimes more. This means there’s an entire range of regularity, and anywhere you fall on the spectrum is probably OK. There are downsides to being an infrequent pooper, though. Constipation can lead to backaches and stomach discomfort. It also can make you feel and look bloated. And, when you finally do poop, it will be quite malodorous; the longer waste stays in your bowels, the more time it will have to work up some stinky gas.
