Here's The Maximum Time Doctors Say It Should Take To Poop

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68fb56af180000c882e8f378.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Men seem, on average,<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-men-spendso-much-time-in-bathroom_uk_66d076fbe4b02e9516060c8f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> to spend longer</a> on the porcelain throne than women – one hour and 35 minutes to women’s 55 minutes each week, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-men-spendso-much-time-in-bathroom_uk_66d076fbe4b02e9516060c8f">according to a UK survey</a>. </p><p>That’s despite the fact that women’s digestive systems are <a href="https://www.sagastro.com/gastroenterology-blog/the-gi-gender-divide-part-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">usually more complex</a> than men’s, and our hormones might have <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7268616/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a greater sway on our BMs</a>, too. </p><p>But what is the “right” amount of time to spend on the toilet to begin with – specifically, when you’re going “number two”?</p><p>Well, speaking to <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-long-should-it-take-you-to-have-a-bowel-movement" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Clinic</a>, GI surgeon Dr Michael Valente said: “If you have a proper <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-your-diet-can-affect-your-poop-color/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">diet</a> with good fibre and enough water intake, y