Why is it important for a SWS patient not to have a seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes? Prolonged seizures (considered to be anything lasting more than 5 minutes) may result in injury to normal or functioning neurons. For this reason, 5 minutes an arbitrary but reasonable time limit.
If you haven't pooped for weeks, you might have an impacted bowel, which is a medical condition that needs to be attended to by your healthcare provider. If you haven't pooped for weeks, you might have an impacted bowel, which is a medical condition that needs to be attended to by your healthcare provider.
But paying attention to your poop is important because what your body expels outside can tell you a lot about whatâs going on inside. If your gastrointestinal tract is not functioning properly, you may have loose, frequent bowel movements, or the opposite, difficult to pass stools.