No one likes to think about bowel movements. It is one of those bodily functions that people would rather ignore. But many people face some truly unfortunate consequences of ignoring this function. All the bodily functions, from taking in food to expelling it out, are important. If even one of these functions goes wrong, it can terribly affect the body. Younger people with relatively healthy bodies need not worry about such things. But it takes very little to throw a spanner in the works as people age.