Skipping Breakfast is Associated with Constipation in Post-Adolescent Female College Students in Japan

Abstract

In general, the dominance of the parasympathetic nerve system while sleeping promotes digestive and absorptive function. In this regard, the time dinner is eaten may be a factor that influences the conditions of bowel movement the following day. In addition, intake of breakfast is an important event that gives an opportunity to empty the bowels in the morning when the work day usually starts (Cummings JH). Accordingly, it is speculated that late intake of dinner or skipping breakfast can disrupt the rhythms of bowel movement, inducing various problems such as constipation.