@Dutchess_III
At least one per day is good. This is the norm for most people. If you’re having more than three then there is a possibility that your “transit time” is too fast for one reason or another and you aren’t getting the full benefit of the food you eat. Checking the stool for consistency and undigested food is recommended. If a variety of undigested food is discovered, then there is probably something wrong going on in your digestive tract and further diagnostics are indicated.
If you are eliminating stool three to four times per day and (1) you find no undigested food in your stool, and (2) the stool is soft yet solid, well-formed and brown in color, and (3) you are experiencing no other signs or symptoms of illness, and (4) this does not represent a recent change, then this very possibly could be your normal transit time. You just have a really fast and efficient alimentary tract. It happens.
Conversely, I’ve had a few patients who eliminate once every three days for all of their lives without every showing signs of GI tract illness. That is normal for them. They will contract diverticulitis at about the same age as the rest of us.
NOTICE TO KEITH: Corn kernels are often found undigested in the stool and are not an indication of poor health.