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The past week have noticed that i am using the loo more frequently,bowel movement almost every two hours, small amounts of stool being passed?
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Loose stools: could be a change in your diet , or a viral enteritis, or bacterial enteritis----due to the fact that you live in Africa it could easily be a parasitic infection.. gO SEE YOUR DOCTOR where they can runs some tests on your stool to get you on the right treatment.
Answered 1/30/2015
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