Pass Motion

R Canai   Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:23 am GMT
The term "pass motion" is often used in Asian countries such as India, Singapore, Malaysia etc. to refer to an activity that people do in the toilet to pass out the food from their stomach after taking their meals (a bowel habit).

I've been wondering what term Americans and brits use instead of "PASS MOTION" as in the following sentences??

"I tend to PASS MOTION after a meal. "
"If one eats a lot of fiber than one will PASS MOTION more often."


No offence to all. this is just for my/our knowledge. Thanks.
zzz   Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:08 pm GMT
I tend to have to utilize the facilities after a meal.
If one eats a lot of fiber then one will have to use the facilities more often.
Lazar   Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:14 pm GMT
That's interesting; I've never heard of that phrase "to pass motion" before. As zzz suggested, in the US you could say something like, "to use the facilities", or if you wanted to be more explicit about it, "to move one's bowels". I suppose you could also use "to evacuate".
Borat   Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:41 am GMT
I need to make a toilet!
R Canai   Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:15 am GMT
zzz , Lazar, and Borat,

Based on your suggestions, would it be COMMON or NATURAL then, for a doctor in the U.S. to say these to a patient in this sample dialogue??

Patient: Doctor, I think I have diarrhea.

Doctor: How many times did you use the facilities today?
OR
How many times did you move your bowels today?
OR
How many times did you evacuate today?
OR
How many times did you make a toilet today?


Please respond. Thanks.
Guest   Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:36 am GMT
>> Based on your suggestions, would it be COMMON or NATURAL then, for a doctor in the U.S. to say these to a patient in this sample dialogue?? <<

A Doc would most likely say: "How many times have you pooped today?"
Real Ale Lover   Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:10 am GMT
R Canai:
I think the term that equals your term is "bowel motion".

But why not just be honest and say: Did you crap today?
Lazar   Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:29 am GMT
<<How many times did you use the facilities today?>>

No, this one sounds at once too formal *and* too non-medical for a private discussion with a doctor.

<<How many times did you move your bowels today?>>

This one is quite likely.

<<How many times did you evacuate today?>>

Again, this one strikes me as too formal and too vague: a doctor might want to be specific about what type of excretion he meant.

<<How many times did you make a toilet today?>>

Certainly not. It sounds way too childish.

<<How many times have you pooped today?>>

This one's possible; many doctors are quite informal and matter-of-fact.
Guest5869   Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:14 am GMT
I suppose these are possible:

How many times did you defecate today?

How many times did you take a shit today?

How many times did you shit today?

How many times did you take a crap today?

How many times did you crap today?
Lazar   Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:43 am GMT
I disagree; I think #4 and #5, and especially #2 and #3, are unlikely to be said by a doctor to a patient.
Guest   Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:46 pm GMT
I had a food poison or something a couple of years back and went to a doctor. He asked me:
How many times did I go to bathroom today? He did not use words like shit, crap, faeces..etc..lol Otherwise I would have laughed my head off.

In this context, I would always say that I want to use bathroom. or I want to go to bathroom. To use the facilities sounds to me contrived.