A 20-minute walk can quickly stimulate gut movement and ease constipation

A 20-minute walk can quickly stimulate gut movement and ease constipation

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Researchers have found that a comfortable 20-minute walk can rapidly stimulate intestinal activity, with stronger and more frequent bowel sounds occurring within one to two minutes after exercise. Although the effect is brief and fades within a few minutes, this finding may help explain why walking provides relief from constipation.

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