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I had an x-ray of my colon yesterday. i have some constipation. they radiology report said i had diffident stool filled colon. what does this mean?
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Diffident: means "modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence". So it is not a useful term with regard to describing the colon.
Answered 1/9/2020
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