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Traveling is like a mini mental reset. However, your brain, nerves, and psyche aren\u2019t the only system affected by traveling. A few days out of town can send your gut out of whack, and the last thing a vacation needs is a backed up gastric system.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
The good news is you\u2019re not alone. I grew up in a medical family, but more importantly, a poop family, and I\u2019ve got a lifetime of tips as well as actual medical insight from a gastroenterologist. Here\u2019s why you can\u2019t poop on vacation, and how to change that situation.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n A few major factors all work together to cause more, well, stagnant bowels during vacation. Firstly, traveling dehydrates you, especially if you\u2019re flying<\/a>. Spending hours in a gigantic tin can with no humidity isn\u2019t exactly replenishing, and a dehydrated body will source water from wherever it can, including waste. Less moisture overall makes for less mobility down below, if you catch my drift.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n There\u2019s also the fact that pooping loves a schedule, and vacations usually counter daily routine. You\u2019re likely eating differently\u2014and more indulgent foods, too\u2014and drinking more alcohol, which does not make for a happy colon. You\u2019re also probably not moving around as much, and that\u2019s also slowing your digestive system down.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Lastly, this may sound silly, but it\u2019s true: Going on vacation kind of lessens opportunities to move your bowels comfortably, especially if you\u2019re not a fan of public or unfamiliar restrooms. Whether they\u2019re rushing to catch a flight or feel weirded out by a certain toilet, lots of people on vacation end up constipated because they\u2019re holding it in.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Why You Can’t Poop on Vacation <\/span> <\/h2>\n