All of my teen and adult life, prior to having any GI troubles, I had a morning BM within the first hour or two after rising. Got up, had one, maybe two, cuppas, a bite to eat, and a BM. Just like clockwork.After having had colitis for 10+ years, nothing much has changed excepting the urgency, consistency, and quantity. I can go as little as one BM when on treatment, or up to a baker's dozen during one hour's time in the morning. My gut & butt still get the same AM wake up call, they just overreact now.Its a perfectly natural rhythm that gone absolutely bonkers.