Yes, go to the bathroom when you need to. No, not because you’re “releasing toxins.” I’m Abbey Sharp, no BS dietitian. The idea that poop sitting in your colon leaks toxins into your bloodstream is outdated pseudoscience. Poop is waste your body has already neutralized. What actually happens when you hold it is constipation, bloating, painful straining, hemorrhoids, and fissures. Constipation it