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I have 2 or 3 bowel movements a week and my husband has a bowel movement daily and we eat the same food, are my movements normal?
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Maybe: It looks like even though you eat the same things at home, it is possible that he eats in more quantities and he drinks enough fluid and more active to allow him to push out the waste more regularly than you.
Answered 8/3/2020
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