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Normally wake up with urge to move bowels and done in one go. always brown and semi solid. sometimes after an hour an urge to go again which is watery?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

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Sounds pretty normal.: The normal range for a pattern of bowel movements is very broad. As long as you are not experiencing pain or bleeding, I would not recommend you do anything different. A high-fiber diet is often helpful for the bowels, however. Good luck.

Answered 8/22/2014

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A member asked:

Normally wake up with urge to move bowels and done in one go. always brown and semi solid. sometimes after an hour an urge to go again which is watery?

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