India, Jan. 25 -- A good bowel movement is often associated with a healthy start to the day. It leaves us feeling light and refreshed, ready to take on the challenges ahead. According to Florida-based gastroenterologist Dr Joseph Salhab, the urge to empty your bowel right after breakfast or morning coffee is not a random phenomenon, but the gastrocolic reflex.

Taking to Instagram on January 24, he explained that when food or drink reaches the stomach for the first time in the morning, the brain sends a signal to the colon that essentially translates to "Empty the tank." This wave of neural activity pushes the stool toward the exit.

According to Dr Salhab, it is possible to trigger the reflex on purpose every morning. The steps to do so ...