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My kids have diarrhea for now 4 to 5 day is this normal?
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Not normal, but...: Normal bowel frequency varies from 3 movements/ day to one movement every 3 to 4 days. Stool consistency, measured by bristol stool scale, varies from normal (4), hard (1-3), soft (5-7). Stool frequency you describe does not meet the medical definition of diarrhea. Perhaps they have a change in stool texture, urgency, or volume? Report accompanying symptoms (blood, tenderness, fever) to doctor.
Answered 7/12/2014
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