What happens in a 18th or 19th century forced march if I have to poop?

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Say my formation needs to get somewhere quick, so we're doing a forced march. All of a sudden my stomach starts making weird noises and I need to go, it's an emergency. Can I just break ranks?

hiptobecubic

How does this even work in modern armies? Long distance marching was still a thing in Vietnam, as was pooping.