Dietary Characteristics Associated With High Defecation Frequency and Constipation in Japanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between defecation frequency and dietary characteristics in adult men and women to identify factors associated with appropriate defecation frequency.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of 11,595 participants (n = 6142 men and 5453 women) aged 30-79 years using annual health check data collected between 2018 and 2023. Data on dietary characteristics and defecation frequency were collected using a self-reported questionnaire. Participants were divided according to defecation frequency into high- (≥ 3 times/day) and middle-frequency defecation groups, and a constipation group (≤ every 3 days).

Results

The proportion of high-frequency defecation was higher in men, whereas constipation was higher i

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12788986 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature