For a healthy colon, you shouldn't go more than 2-3 days in between. At 5 months, you should be able to get enough in to stimulate things. If not, you'll need to supplement fiber. If you're doing all that, then you may need a stool softener or laxative. Many foods and medications can bind you up.
Your bowels need water, fiber, and exercise to keep it going smoothly. It only takes 8-24 hours for food to digest and process. We should process faster becasue there's less intestine to move through. Can you imagine the toxins sitting in your bowels for 5 days??? Ick. Also, by the stool staying in the bowels can stretch out the intestines which can cause even slower movements. By the time you experience symptoms of a blockage, it's already a bit late to start to treat and can easily and quickly convert into requiring surgery to remove the blockage.
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