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What defines ribbon-like stools? is it literally the thickness of a ribbon (which is about an 1/8th of an inch)?
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Ribbon Like Stools: Change in bowel habits refer to any change in texture, consistency, frequency or amount including ribbon/pencil like stools. The exact thickness of the stool is not so relevant as much as having a change in your normal bowel habits. Ribbon like stools may be a sign of something benign like irritable bowel or something more serious such as colon/rectal cancer. See a Proctologist for a Colonoscopy.
Answered 4/30/2015
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