What Happens If You Stop Pooping?

Constipation is no fun. Luckily, it can usually be remedied with a handful of prunes, a few cups of coffee, and some patience. However, if you don t poop for a long, long time, constipation can develop into some serious health problems. Hosted by: Hank Green Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://ddc.musc.edu/public/diseases/small-intestine/dysmotility.html https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/179937-overview#a4 https://www.aboutgimotility.org/disorders-of-the-large-intestine.html https://www.health.harvard.edu/digestive-health/constipation-and-impaction https://www.huffingtonpost.com/Greatist/how-bad-is-it-to-hold-in_b_9331542.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7065551 https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/exercise-curing-constipation-via-movement https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/180955-overview#a7 https://www.healthline.com/health/toxic-megacolon https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/09/can_you_poop_via_your_mouth.html