How is this possible? Below, he explains why daily bowel movements don’t necessarily indicate smooth sailing—and what to do about it. The solid excrement is backed up behind this logjam, while the liquid is able to sneak through the cracks and come through as diarrhea. So just because you’re going (and going a lot), doesn’t mean you’re necessarily emptying out all the waste; those irregular bowel movements could be signs of a much larger logjam happening inside. So how can people find relief? Bulsiewicz’s answer may sound counterintuitive: “The solution to that diarrhea is to actually move their bowels more,” he says. “If you can get rid of that logjam, [you] can get back to normal.” Even if you’re experiencing some erratic bowel movements at the moment, you might want to find ways to go more. (Good news: You can discover ways to make yourself poop here.)
