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I keep getting constipated for a week and than have loose bowels for a few days and back to constipation. is this normal? what is it?
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IBS: Alternating constipation and loose stools in a young female aligns with a pattern of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). A doctor should be encountered, and with special gastroenterological attention.
Answered 1/1/2014
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