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Is it normal to have dry dark brown chunky stools with ibs-c? weird as it sounds, i broke apart one and it was dry inside. hurt coming out? thoughts?
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Dry stools: Dry chunky painful stools are never considered normal. This usually occurs due to inadequate water and fiber intake or excessive fluid re-uptake in the GI tract (uncommon).
Answered 7/20/2015
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Variability: of stools and some constipation are the usual case in IBS. a stool softeneris often helpful
Answered 9/13/2014
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