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Is my body breaking down its food correctly when i poop after i eat?
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Yes...: Our bodies can react to the ingestion of food with what is called gastrocolic reflex which stimulates our bowels and have a bowel movement right after we eat. However, these are waste products not from the food you had just ingested but rather from hours prior to that meal.
Answered 5/13/2015
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