Is it normal to get bowel movements when eating?
May 30th, 2009 | 
Author: Lately, as soon as I eat something, usually after 2 or 3 bites, I get bowel movements.
Is this normal?
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Lately, as soon as I eat something, usually after 2 or 3 bites, I get bowel movements.
Is this normal?
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Yes, this is normal.
Both your bowel and your esophagus make peristaltic movements to squeeze faeces or food further down. When you chew and your esophagus squeezes the food down, your entire digestive system starts to work. The peristaltic movements of the esophagus causes a chain effect (saliva, production of bodily fluids like pancreatic juice and bile) and bowel movements is one of the consequences of this chain reaction. Your bowels are already preparing for the food that will come in.
Don't worry :)
Unless the urge is uncontrolable or hindering, you don't have to see a doctor.
No, not at all.
no. see a doctor.
no
NOPE
i dont see anything wrong with it maybe just funny timing but theres nothing wrong with it :)
This is kind of weird question.
I cant tell ya
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Only if you actually take a dump at the table and then pick it up and put it on the side of your plate.
are they uncontrollable? if not, nbd.
For a while there, I was having to use the bathroom about 30 minutes after I ate. But, you have the urge during your meals, maybe you should see a doctor. You could have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)…
I don't see anything wrong. it can happen any time of the day.
Yes.
as the food travels down from the esophagus into ur stomach, the stomach relaxes in the anticipation of food. this is called "receptive relaxation" of the stomach. also the bowels start contracting and relaxing alternately (peristalsis) to move the food down. so u maybe feeling the movements of the bowel as u eat.
but if u r referring to a feeling of passing stools as u eat, it indicates that u have some disease of the large bowel. this feeling of passing stools immediately after food passes into ur stomach is called gastro-colic reflex and indicates some sort of inflammation of the large bowel or colon.
it would be advisable to consult ur doctor for that.