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I seem to have a pattern of having healthy stools 90% of the time, but every 4 or 5 days my stool will get very soft (not diarrh.). is this bad?
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No: Stools can fluctuate with what you eat. Try to correlate the changes with your diet.
Answered 3/16/2014
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