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How many stools should you pass each day?
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"Normal" stooling: This has been answered on healthtap often. The rule of thumb, based on bell curve analysis of the american population, shows a "normal" distribution of stool frequency from 3-4 bowel movements a day to one movement every 3-4 days. Stool texture, volume, dietary considerations, age, metabolic disease (low thyroid, low adrenal), irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual cycle, may vary within this norm.
Answered 7/16/2012
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