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The Digestive System
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So you've just had a meal and then within the hour you need to do a number two; surely it didn't take just an hour for your entire meal to digest, did it? But is this more than a coincidence?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There is something called the gastrocolic reflex...when you fill up your tum, your other end reflexly expels some.
http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Gastrocolic_reflex
http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Gastrocolic_reflex
I have to take issue with Wikipedia (not for the first time ), as although I agree totally with ladyalex about the gastrocolic reflex, it only comes to play with any degree of importance in the baby. As one grows older, the reflex tends to diminish and disappear in the normal subject
How often does an adult feel the need to defaecate after a meal?.....not often I would guess
There are certain medical conditions as well as post operative conditions ŵhere the reflex once again takes prominence.
How often does an adult feel the need to defaecate after a meal?.....not often I would guess
There are certain medical conditions as well as post operative conditions ŵhere the reflex once again takes prominence.