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Can a lack of insoluble fiber diet make your stools thin or pencil like?
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Thin Stool: When we hear a complaint of thin pencil like stool we think of some kind of obstruction in the bowel. You need to see a doctor and get scheduled for a procedure to look in your colon for obstruction. Please do this right away.
Answered 9/20/2014
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