hi raz,
in regards to bowel movements, this is the most common types of problems i see, when helping people - digestion/elimination problems.

i go #2 several times a day, but they are not huge stools. and it takes me longer to wipe than it does to go. people sitting there reading the newspaper have a problem.

ideally, we want fast digestion systems, so nutrients get in, and waste gets out quickly. but it also behooves us to have slow metabolisms. all these diet pills that basically speed up the metabolism in one way or the other, ARE BAD NEWS.

what we want to strive for are slow, relaxed, basal metabolisms. we do not want our bodies working hard, when we are at rest. but when we want to go, the energy of a turbocharger. sort of like the big guy with the muscles, but a jovial personality, UNTIL YOU GET HIM MAD - LOL.