When I poop, I’ll take my hand and make a “knife hand” and massage the area above my hip and grab the side of my stomach while bending over to help the poop get out instead of straining. It’s this weird?

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    Why would I need to strain? Tbh I don’t even push. I sit down. It falls out. I bidet.

    Poop woes are symptoms of other problems, not problems themselves. Pooping violently (I am not an expert) means you are failing to address a root cause.

    Pooping violently will likely be the cause of more problems in your future.

    *Let me restate, everything in this post is anecdotal. You know your body and diet, I don’t.

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      as somebody who has worked a bit in nutrition, you’d be surprised how many people live off soda and McDonald’s sandwiches or ramen noodles. An overwhelming majority of people poop solid coal-like nuggets of shit every time they poop. they huff and puff to get that shit out. your question on why would you need to strain is probably only relatable by a small amount of people here.

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        Tbh when I was less financially stable, I had great luck with a lil $30 bidet that screwed into the existing water lines and mounted between the seat and the porcelain on a standard toilet.

        No heated seat, and the only controls were pressure and heat but… to be crude… that thing had the ability to pressure wash about two inches of a colon from the outside.