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Sometimes my sons stool in his diaper is half formed and half soft in the same bowel movement. is this normal? he is constipated at times.
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Quite normmal: Stool consistency is quite variable depending on diet & stooling pattern. Think of digestion as occurring in segments, not all dietary debris is handled the same way & some material looses its moisture more readily than others.
Answered 2/20/2013
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