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My mom is 94 years old and has cancerous tumor the size of a softball removed from her intestines before the operation and she still is having five bowel movements a day at least is this normal?
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Hard to say: I would talk to her doctor about this to find out what they expect after the surgery.
Answered 1/1/2020
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