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Long time loose stool, what could this be?
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Loose Stool: Loose stool may be due to various causes including change in dietary pattern, bowel infection, irritable bowel syndrome, or more serious condition such as inflammatory bowel disease or even cancer. If this persists, or become more severe, you should go see a doctor, as you are close to the age of 50 when a formal colonoscopy exam is recommended: http://www.Laendo.Net/english/what-is-a-colonoscopy.
Answered 3/29/2014
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