Why travel makes you so constipated
December 22, 2025
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as posted by the channelWe all poop weirdly on vacation. Our bowel movements love a routine, but when we travel, that goes awry. We’re running around and become easily stressed, which greatly alters our poop patterns.
We also tend to drink less water and eat more processed, carb-rich foods either on the go or indulging at restaurants, and we rarely get to drink coffee and exercise the same ways we do in the comfort of our home routines. (Sitting for hours on a plane isn’t helping your bowels one bit.)
Because of all of this, traveler’s constipation is quite common.
But there is a solution, and Dr. Trisha Pasricha, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and the Ask a Doctor columnist for The Washington Post, has two tips for you. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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